Blogs
Selected interviews and media appearances.
Trump administration announces major policy shift on homelessness response
Trump administration announces major policy shift on homelessness response WHYY
Q&A with IPDLN Co-Director Dennis Culhane
Rooted in the need to leverage cross-sector data to improve child outcomes in Philadelphia, SP2's Actionable Intelligence for Social Policy today helps 43 states and local governments responsibly integrate data to improve lives. In a Q&A, co-founder and faculty director Dennis Culhane traces AISP's development.
Homelessness Appears to Decline, Reversing a Yearslong Trend
Dr. Dennis Culhane was cited by The New York Times for his expert review of data suggesting homelessness declined nationwide in the final year of the Biden administration, reshaping debates over homelessness policy and the future of Housing First.
Trump Says 'Housing First' Failed the Homeless. Here's What the Evidence Says.
Dr. Dennis Culhane told The New York Times that Housing First's primary goal is to end homelessness, and the evidence shows it works, pointing to dramatic reductions in veteran homelessness as proof of its success.
Opinion: We Found a Solution to Homelessness. Now the Trump Administration Wants to Throw It Out.
A New York Times op-ed by Philip Mangano, former executive director of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, cites SP2's Dr. Dennis Culhane on the "migrant bump" and warns that proposed federal housing cuts threaten proven solutions like permanent supportive housing.
An unusual 'village' aims to help people leave long-term homelessness for good
NPR features Dr. Dennis Culhane in a story on The Other Side Village, a Utah-based community model for addressing chronic homelessness through housing, recovery, and employment support.
Rising housing costs are pushing more seniors into homelessness
On NPR's All Things Considered, Dr. Dennis Culhane calls the widespread homelessness among elderly and disabled Americans "a national scandal."
Healthcare groups aim to counter growing 'national scandal' of elder homelessness
SP2 Professor Dennis Culhane was featured in The Philadelphia Inquirer for his decades of research revealing a troubling rise in elder homelessness driven by long-term economic instability.
Opinion: The White House is making the homeless crisis worse
Research by SP2 Professor Dennis Culhane was cited in a Washington Post opinion piece examining the impact of federal policy changes on the growing homelessness crisis.
Giving homeless people stable housing was federal policy for decades. Trump is ending it
CNN quotes SP2 Professor Dennis Culhane in an article examining the federal shift away from Housing First, a long-standing policy to address chronic homelessness.
Growing number of Americans 55 and older are experiencing homelessness. Health workers worry about the "most vulnerable."
SP2's Dennis Culhane speaks on CBS News about the growing number of older adults experiencing homelessness and what this shift means for public policy and our health care systems.
For students experiencing homelessness, there are challenges — and help
A growing number of Philadelphia students are experiencing homelessness. SP2 faculty Dr. Dennis Culhane and Dr. DeMarcus Jenkins offer insight into this urgent issue, including how housing insecurity impacts education, mental and physical well-being, and long-term outcomes.