USF is partnering with the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) and the University of Pennsylvania to establish the National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans. The primary goal of the Center is to develop, promote, and enhance policy, clinical care research, and education to improve homeless services so that Veterans may live as independently and self-sufficiently as possible in a community of their choosing. MHLP faculty serve in leadership roles in the center and advise and collaborate on the primary components of the center: Policy Analysis/Planning, Model Development/Implementation, Education/Dissemination, and Research/Methodology. MHLP will lead the initial study for the Research/Methodology core measuring aspects of housing and housing services for homeless veterans with behavioral healthcare needs.
