Benton Project is Approved!
LOW BARRIER IS BETTER
Supportive housing includes resources that the target population needs. This typically includes case workers, social workers, medical care, counselling, and life skills classes.
By meeting people where they are at and providing supportive services, this program can be more effective at helping the people who need it most.
Low-barrier does not mean no barrier. LifeMoves has told us that they implement rules that residents have to follow, like signing in at night and keeping a curfew.
Housing is shown to significantly benefit mental illness. If mental illness is a barrier to housing, those suffering can continue to suffer.
Many unhoused people have "criminal records" for minor things that do not make them dangerous. Tickets or arrests for things like sleeping on the street, stealing food, or trespassing can keep people out of facilities with higher barriers.
SOURCES
A Longitudinal Study of Housing Status and Crime in a Homeless Population
Homelessness in California: Causes and Policy Considerations
Making the Case for Proactive Strategies to Alleviate Homelessness: A Systems Approach
Permanent Supportive Housing With Housing First to Reduce Homelessness and Promote Health Among Homeless Populations With Disability
Permanent Supportive Housing With Housing First: Findings From a Community Guide Systematic Economic Review
Preventing and Removing Barriers to Housing Security for People With Criminal Convictions
Preventing and Removing Barriers to Housing Security for People With Criminal Convictions
Reimagining Interim Housing: Stages and Action Areas for Transforming Approaches to Sheltering People Experiencing Homelessness
Shut Out: How Barriers Often Prevent Meaningful Access to Emergency Shelter
The Evidence Behind Approaches that Drive an End to Homelessness
