A new paper from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities -Supportive Housing Helps Vulnerable People Live and Thrive in the Community - highlights the impact of supportive housing as a housing intervention model. According to the authors, supportive housing is cost-effective, helps to improve health care, and reduces recidivism.
People who live in supportive housing are less likely to use costly systems such as hospitals and prisons. Individuals with a history of incarcerations were less likely to be incarcerated a year after receiving supportive housing. Also, those living with HIV/AIDs had a lower risk of death and disease progression when housed in supportive housing.
To expand supportive housing, the authors suggest the following recommendations, which include:
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