Food insecurity among formerly homeless youth in supportive housing: A social-ecological analysis of a structural intervention.

A growing body of research indicates that structural interventions to provide permanent supportive housing (PSH) to homeless adults within a Housing First approach can improve their health. However, research is lacking regarding the impact of PSH on youth experiencing homelessness. This article seeks to understand how PSH for youth impacts a basic health need-food security- across multiple levels of the social-ecological environment.