Health Outcomes Post-Eviction Moratoria (HOPE-M) [Harris and Travis County, TX], 2024, Time 1

During the COVID-19 pandemic eviction moratoria were implemented. Eviction moratoria were short-term housing interventions designed to limit the spread of COVID-19 and maintain housing stability. Travis County residents experienced a strong local moratorium (i.e. blocked all stages of eviction process) through December 2021. In contrast, Harris County residents never experienced a local moratorium, and were dependent on the state moratorium, which ended in May 2020. The Health Outcomes Post-Eviction Moratoria (HOPE-M) Study is based on data collected from tenants located in Harris and Travis County Texas that were exposed to these policies. The sample is derived from two sources. The first source is from court records among individuals who had eviction filing post state/local moratorium (Harris: June 2020–December 2023; Travis: January 2022–December 2023). The source uses an interactive mapping tool to identify neighborhoods with high eviction risk. Individuals selected in these neighborhoods were at high risk for eviction but were not filed during the time period above. The survey data set (n=1,818), which was collected (March 2024 – July 2024) includes measures of housing, economic hardship, psychosocial stressors and support, mental health, substance use, general health, disability, and sociodemographic characteristics.