Abstract Focus Options
Select the one format that best reflects your initiative:
Focus A: Innovations in Services
This format is intended to provide a forum for practitioners and service providers to hear about innovative and evidence-based practices or programs that have been developed .This format will be most relevant to practitioners, program managers and evaluation staff.
Purpose
Provide a short, general statement of the reason for the initiative.
Description of the Initiative
How was it developed? How was it implemented?
Importance of the Initiative
Describe the initiative and any related background and/or evidence.
Key Findings
Conclusions
Implications for policy or practice
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Focus B: Research on Homelessness
This format is intended for the reporting of more formal research on all aspects of homelessness and re-housing, and will be most relevant to researchers and policy makers.
Objective
Outline the importance of the problem.
Provide previous research.
Provide a short statement of the objective.
Design and Methods
Include design, population and sampling, measures and analysis in this area.
Results
Conclusions
Implications for practice or policy
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Focus C: Organizational and Policy and Issues
This format is intended to provide a forum for the presentation, analysis and discussion of policy and organizational issues in addressing the needs of homeless people in various jurisdictions.
Purpose
Provide a short statement of the overall issue to be addressed.
Provide an overview of key issues and their relationship to policy or organizational factors.
Key Recommendations
Conclusions
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Updated: June 2008 |
