Book Review: How to House the Homeless. Edited by Ingrid Gould Ellen and Brendan O'Flaherty. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 2010

For the past two decades, advocates for the homeless have consistently argued that homelessness is fundamentally a housing problem. However, the majority of published research focuses on the individual characteristics, vulnerabilities, and behavioral disorders associated with homelessness. As a result, the field of practice has long been dominated by service delivery programs aimed at addressing health and social issues among homeless individuals, rather than tackling the root causehousing. This disconnect between advocacy and research has persisted despite early voices like Robert Hayes, who famously stated that the issue was about "housing, housing, and housing" (Hope for New York Citys Homeless? The Issue Is Housing, New York Times, November 27, 1986, A25). Only recently has the field begun shifting toward solutions that prioritize housing as the primary intervention for homelessness.