'That house was a home': Qualitative evidence from New Zealand on the connections between rental housing eviction and poor health outcomes.

Eviction, or a forced move from rental housing, is a common experience for New Zealand renters, yet we know very little about its effects. This research investigated how eviction affects people's lives and health. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 27 people who had experienced eviction. We coded the transcripts and grouped them into themes using template analysis. Participant experienced grief at the loss of the home. Moving out and searching for a new home was highly stressful on participants and on their relationships. After being evicted, people became homeless, often staying with family and friends and lived in poor quality or unaffordable housing. They reported health issues as a result of these circumstances. Eviction harms health through causing stress, grief and a move to a risky living situation. Increasing the supply of housing and funding wide-ranging support services can help minimise the harm caused by eviction. SO WHAT?: Reducing the incidence and impact of eviction should be a priority for health promotion.

Chisholm E ，Bierre S ，Davies C ，Howden-Chapman P ... -  《Health Promotion Journal of Australia》

Longitudinal study of the housing and mental health outcomes of tenants appearing in eviction court.

Millions of people are evicted from rental properties in the U.S. annually, but little is known about them and their mental health. This study followed a cohort of eviction court participants over time and assessed their housing and mental health outcomes. One hundred and twenty-one tenants were recruited from an eviction court in New Haven, Connecticut, and their housing, mental health, and psychosocial status were assessed at baseline, 1, 3, 6, and 9 months following their encounter with the court. Inverse probability weighting was used for missing data. At baseline, 42% of participants had appeared in eviction court before, 28% had experienced eviction, and 44% had been previously homeless. In addition, 39% screened positive for generalized anxiety disorder, 37% for posttraumatic stress disorder, 33% for major depressive disorder, and 17% reported suicidal ideation. At follow-up, participants experienced increased days of housing instability and homelessness over time with some persistent mental health symptoms. Less than one-quarter of participants received any mental health treatment during the 9-month follow-up period. About 54% of participants followed reported that they had to change their residence after their court appearance consistent with court records. Participants who had an eviction-related move experienced greater housing instability over time than participants who did not. Together, these findings suggest that there is a sizable subgroup of adults who present to eviction court with persistent housing and mental health issues who do not receive adequate assistance in addressing these issues.

Tsai J ，Jones N ，Szymkowiak D ，Rosenheck RA ... -  《-》

Changes in health and health care utilization following eviction from public housing.

This study sought to (1) determine the number of persons evicted from the Durham Housing Authority (DHA) over a 5-year period, (2) explore changes in the number of persons with various medical diagnoses and health care utilization patterns before and after eviction, and (3) examine how many persons evicted from DHA became literally homeless. This was a pre/post cross-sectional quantitative study. Heads of households evicted from DHA properties from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2017 were included in the study. We matched people evicted by the DHA in a university health system electronic health record system to determine changes in diagnoses and health care utilization before and after eviction. We also matched the cohort in the homeless management information system to determine how many persons evicted became literally homeless. Findings indicate statistically significant increases in persons with medical diagnoses in five of ten categories, total hospital admissions, and emergency department visits after eviction. Of the 152 people included in the study, 34 (22%) became literally homeless. Health and health care utilization patterns were different before and after eviction. Implications for clinicians are explored.

Biederman DJ ，Callejo-Black P ，Douglas C ，O'Donohue HA ，Daeges M ，Sofela O ，Brown A ... -  《-》

A comprehensive demographic profile of the US evicted population.

Graetz N ，Gershenson C ，Hepburn P ，Porter SR ，Sandler DH ，Desmond M ... -  《-》

A Research Note on the Prevalence of Housing Eviction Among Children Born in U.S. Cities.

Lundberg I ，Donnelly L 《-》