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*Based on Santa Clara 2015 6-Year Study www.destinationhomescc.org/homenotfound/
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www.nationalhomeless.org/factsheets/health.html
HOUSING FIRST SAVES $14 MILLION
By dramatically reducing the costs of repeated hospitalizations
and incarcerations, our community saves approximately $42,706
per person each year when supportive housing is found for one
chronically homeless person suffering from complex mental health
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Right now, St. Vincent's and our collaborative partners' housing
first strategy is saving our community approximately $14
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annually by housing 329 of these vulnerable individuals.
Un-housed cost per person $62,473
Housed cost per person $19,767
Total savings per person $42,706*
Taxpayers benefit from reduced costs and everyone benefits from
a more positive business environment and improved community
health and well-being.
HOUSING FIRST SAVES LIVES
Poor health is both the cause and result of homelessness.
Although weather-related deaths are rare for people struggling
to survive on the streets, many curable diseases become life-
threatening when untreated, including heart disease, cancer,
liver disease, HIV/AIDS, pneumonia, and tuberculosis.
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The average life expectancy for people experiencing
homelessness is only 42-52 years, compared to
78 years for the general population.
When chronically homeless people with complex health, mental
health and physical disabilities have supportive housing they can
access critical medical treatment and preventive care without
resorting to using costly ambulances or hospital emergency
room services.
Our Marin collaborative is successfully
housing the most vulnerable people in
Marin 42% faster than before by meeting
weekly with 12 community partners,
finding solutions to veteran and chronic
homelessness — one person at a time.
By using coordinated housing first
strategies with our community partners
throughout Marin, County officials report
that Marin has reduced chronic
homelessness by 28%.
FROM
HOMELESS
TO HOUSED
STREAMLINED STRATEGY
THE WIN-WIN FOR MARIN
