Chronic homelessness and cost studies

[Donnachaidh]

http://blog.endhomelessness.org/chronic-homelessness-and-cost-studies/

This morning, I got a call from a reporter curious about cost studies.

Which got me thinking about chronic homelessness.

It’s one of the things I learned quickly at the Alliance: permanent supportive housing ends chronic homelessness. Permanent supportive housing provides housing stability (permanent housing) + supportive services (medical, mental, physical, etc.) to homeless people with the highest needs who are often struggling with mental illness, substance abuse, and/or physical issues.

In the last decade or so, we’ve implemented permanent supportive housing across the country and measurably reduced chronic homelessness in the United States. Chronic homelessness was the focus of many of the first community Ten Year Plans. The federal strategic plan to end homelessness, Opening Doors, aims to end chronic homelessness in five years.

More at the link --

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. Thanks for sharing that. People don't talk about homelessness and poverty much here.