Housing Chronically Homeless Saves $ in Emergency Care

It probably should not surprise anyone that unhoused living is a persistent risk one's health. Other than the obvious conditions of weather and exposure, the enhanced likelihood of victimization of crime, exposure to risk behaviors, and the like all contribute to worse health outcomes.

A new HUD report details how providing supportive housing to the chronically homeless may actually save money in the long-run: by decreasing the amount of money the tax-base expends treating medical conditions that arise in part due to the conditions of long-term homelessness.

This is the brief from the National Alliance to End Homelessness. You can follow their links to the HUD report from there. Thanks to local Twitter feed @colahomeless for the heads up.

HUD Report: Housing Homeless Decreases ER Costs