Re:How Utah Reduced Chronic Homelessness
by acover on Friday March 17, 2017 @06:33PM
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Do you have a source for that? They appear to be a reputable, though conservative, think-tank [1].
I cannot find a rebuttal of the author's interpretation that the 91% statistic is largely due to reclassification. The author appears reasonable. Here is a quote from him:
"The state has rightly focused most intensely on the homeless who sleep on the street and who have serious problems with mental illness and addiction. Hundreds of people have been moved from the street and shelters into housing. Whether the overall numbers have plummeted the way Utah reports should not distract from these positive steps [2]
I cannot find a rebuttal of the author's interpretation that the 91% statistic is largely due to reclassification. The author appears reasonable. Here is a quote from him:
"The state has rightly focused most intensely on the homeless who sleep on the street and who have serious problems with mental illness and addiction. Hundreds of people have been moved from the street and shelters into housing. Whether the overall numbers have plummeted the way Utah reports should not distract from these positive steps [2]
[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Enterprise_Institute#...
[2] - http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865650317/Utahs-big-drop-...