Newsletter Articles | June 29, 2015
What Is “Housing First”?
About 30% of people who are chronically homeless have mental health conditions and about 50% have a co-occurring addictive disorder (see Current Statistics On The Prevalence And Characteristics Of People Experiencing Homelessness In The United States). This makes providing services to this population particularly difficult – how do you treat serious mental illness and addictions, when consumers don't have stable housing? Housing First is an evidence-based intervention focused on the needs of chronically homeless individuals, including individuals with . . .