Cost savings associated with Housing First

Summary:
I’ve written a summary of a recent study I co-authored on savings to the health and justice sectors associated with Housing First (i.e., the immediate provision of subsidized housing, along with social work support, to persons experiencing long-term homelessness). The study, based on a large sample size from Calgary, finds that every spent on Housing First is associated with more than of savings to the public system (i.e., the health and justice sectors). The summary can be found here, and it includes a link to the actual study. Nick Falvo is a Calgary-based research consultant with a PhD in Public Policy. He has academic affiliation at both Carleton University and Case Western Reserve University, and is Section Editor of the Canadian Review of Social

Topics:
Nick Falvo considers the following as important: Alberta, budgets, cities, Corrections, fiscal policy, health care, homeless, housing, municipalities, Poverty, progressive economic strategies, public services, Role of government, social policy

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