Emergency financial aid from call centers effectively prevents homelessness
Friday, August 12, 2016 - 08:01
in Psychology & Sociology
Nearly every major US city offers a hotline for people facing homelessness to call in order to request emergency financial assistance. Despite the fact that over 15 million people call these hotlines each year, little has been done to understand what effect they have on homelessness. In a new study, researchers examined a Chicago center and found that call centers have substantial positive effects on people facing homelessness.