Relevant to this discussion at large is Lloyd Pendleton's TED talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/lloyd_pendleton_the_housing_first_approach_to_homelessness https:/

Relevant to this discussion at large is Lloyd Pendleton's TED talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/lloyd_pendleton_the_housing_first_approach_to_homelessness https://www.ted.com/talks/lloyd_pendleton_the_housing_first_... It really is worth a watch. One of the things he breaks down is that there are really three homeless populations: About 75% of people are "Temporarily Homeless", about 10% of people are "Episodically Homeless", and about 15% of people are "Chronically Homeless". That last group consumes 60%+ of community resources in addition to costing taxpayers money in the form of consuming police and EMT resources. Focusing on the chronically homeless is the highest leverage way to spend money. And the housing first model has shown amazing success.