69% Of Costs For Housing First Intervention Plus ACT Offset By Savings

About 69% of the costs for a two-year program, including a Canadian Housing First (HF) intervention plus assertive community treatment (ACT), were offset by savings on other costs for the program participants. The program was focused on homeless individuals with mental illness The HF intervention cost averaged $20,367 (Canadian) per person per year. The intervention cost was offset by $14,056 in lower spending on shelters, supportive housing, ambulatory health care, hospitalizations, and incarceration.

The $20,367 annual cost covered a rent subsidy ranging from $375 to $600 per participant and the cost of recovery-oriented supports provided . . .