Report #8: Unified Leadership: Prerequisite for a Successful Homeless Policy
Report #8: Unified Leadership: Prerequisite for a Successful Homeless Policy Unified leadership is a simple and well-tested principle necessary for success. Multiple leaders and uncoordinated management lead to incoherence in strategy, duplication of effort, gaps in practice, and a resultant waste of resources. Unfortunately, adherence to this basic principle is completely lacking in the response […]
Engaged Social Housing: Sustainable Models for Housing and Clinical Services in Supportive Housing
Engaged Social Housing: Sustainable Models for Housing and Clinical Services in Supportive Housing Executive Summary Excerpt The Portland, Oregon metro region continues to face a persistent and worsening crisis of street and unsheltered homelessness fueled by: A chronic shortage of deeply affordable and permanent supportive housing (PSH). Large, core populations with high prevalence […]
Report #5: Behavioral Health and Drug Addiction..The Ignored Stepchild of Homeless Services
Report #5: Behavioral Health and Drug Addiction..The Ignored Stepchild of Homeless Services Various numbers have been reported that claim to total the spending on homelessness in Multnomah County. They include the costs of shelters, clean-ups, supported housing, street outreach, and similar services. But they do not include the cost of treating addiction and mental illness […]