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We collaborate with academics, universities, and research groups to uncover what really helps people out of homelessness. Explore our growing body of work that includes randomised control trials, systematic reviews, policy papers, and books which help to fill the gaps in our understanding of homelessness.
Evidence for impact is our new platform that makes the growing evidence base on homelessness easy to explore and understand. Interrogate the evidence, work through key questions, and act on what works to prevent homelessness. Bring trusted research directly to your decision-making, today.
September 18, 2026
Published in the International Journal of Epidemiology (September 2026), this landmark systematic review and meta-analysis provides the clearest global picture yet of the relationship between homelessness and mortality. Led by researchers at Cardiff University and University College London, the project searched four primary databases through December 2024 and supplemented published findings with unpublished cohort data. In total, the study synthesises 116 studies involving 2,563,633 people with experience of homelessness and 129,292,553 controls — representing the largest evidence base ever compiled on this issue.
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October 13, 2020
This report is the third edition of the report which presents the findings from the first of these maps, that is the evidence and gap map on effectiveness. This edition includes 134 additional studies, bringing the total number of studies included in the map to 394. It also includes a network analysis of study authors and their home institutions.
September 19, 2020
A policy paper looking at employment and homelessness in the context of the new economy following COVID-19.
August 28, 2020
Discharge programmes for individuals experiencing, or at risk of experiencing homelessness: a systematic review
April 29, 2020
This new publication gathers the insights and experiences of leaders in government, academia and the third sector to present new evidence-based strategies to end homelessness.
February 13, 2020
The SHARE framework sets out clear principles to inform how preventing and ending homelessness should be framed and assessed. It aims to take into account all relevant data, while also setting the highest standards for transparency and accountability when working to prevent or relieve homelessness.
May 22, 2019
An options appraisal for a national data and monitoring system for street homelessness in Scotland
March 4, 2019
Global Evidence and Gap Map of Effectiveness Studies. By Dr. Howard White and Dr. Ashrita Saran
November 26, 2018
A report which analyses the evidence standards and evidence used in 14 web based research portals. By Prof. David Gough and Dr Howard White
