Establishing Priorities for Academic-Practice Partnerships to Address Health and Homelessness: Findings from a Rapid Analysis of Key Informant Interviews

Key findings indicate that the homeless-serving system in Atlanta provides a wide variety of housing-related and supportive services and resources and possesses several strengths. While results suggest that the city, organizations and systems serving the homeless operate with good intentions and to the best of their ability, there are gaps in and barriers to effective service provision and collaboration. Interviewees recommended several strategies to bridge these gaps and address the barriers. Overall, findings suggested several ways in which the Center can support current services and strengths and conduct meaningful work to address the gaps and research opportunities for improvement.