Evictions
Why we track this indicator
Local eviction rate provides insights into family stability which has a direct impact on children’s safety and well-being. In particular evictions may increase the likelihood of food and housing insecurity, adverse educational outcomes, and may increase a child’s Adverse Childhood Experience exposure.
Evictions Data Breakdown
Status: Gray
Definition: Evictions are legal housing procedures initiated by landlords to remove a tenant. This indicator tracks the change in the number of fillings for evictions in Elkhart County.
Source: The Eviction Lab
Last Updated: January 2025
Mitigating Factors: None Reported
Methodology
Methodology: The total number of evictions in the current quarter is compared to the previous quarter. The resulting difference between the two quarters is used to determine the trend. The Eviction Lab reports this data on a monthly basis.
Goal: To be lower than the previous quarter.
Traffic Light:
Green: at least 1 lower compared to previous quarter
Gray: within +/- 1 of the previous quarter
Red: at least 1 higher compared to previous quarter
Supporting Research
Homelessness Resources
Across America there are hundreds of organizations working hard to preserve affordable housing, prevent eviction, and reduce family homelessness.
Stress About Eviction or Loss of Housing and Child Mental Health
Eviction and housing loss are pressing public health concerns. Understanding how caregivers’ stress about eviction or loss of housing is associated with specific childhood psychiatric issues across development is important.
Health Policy Brief: Eviction And Health: A Vicious Cycle Exacerbated By A Pandemic
A new health policy brief from Health Affairs with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation highlights the prevalence of eviction and how additional consequences of COVID-19 have affected the health of evicted households and their communities.
Evictions and Health
Evictions and forced moves represent a growing threat to health in the United States.
Housing as a Social Determinant of Health
This issue brief highlights our current knowledge on the connection between housing and health, describes what health equity looks like in this domain, and identifies both challenges to achieving health equity in housing and the necessary strategies to change the existing narrative as we move toward health equity.
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Indicators in Action
The ‘Data Action Mini Grant’ program will provide low barrier grants to collaborating partners which will help increase cross-system collaboration and facilitate the community response to needs and/or gaps identified through the Elkhart County Child Dashboard. Applicants may request up to $2,000. Two or more applicants can collaborate for collaborative action based upon one or more data indicators and increase the grant request. By leveraging the ‘Data Action Mini Grant’ program partners can have a platform that helps to inform community goals and creates a stronger sustainability platform for their programs.
For a copy of the 1-page proposal template click here or email David Wiegner.