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The Coalition for Compassion and Action
​Fun Facts About Homelessness in Colorado Springs (2016)

The Economics of Homelessness:

 
​"In comparing the health and emergency services records for a subset of participants in the 24 months before entering the program with the 24 months after, the coalition found utilization of all of these services declined, with an average cost savings of $31,546 per participant (Exhibit 1).

"After accounting for the costs of housing and supportive services ($13,400 per person per year on average), the average cost savings was $4,745 per person.

"The coalition also found that 50 percent of the studied participants had documented improvements in their health status: 43 percent showed improvement in mental health status, while 15 percent had decreased their substance use. 

"Housing stability increased significantly: during the period studied 77 percent of participants continued to be housed."   
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Policy proposals:

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We made the request to the right to the Hickenlooper Administration and it didn't go anywhere.

Subsequently, the Polis Administration -- presumably even more "progressive" spoke about people who just happened to be homeless during the COVID Crisis not deserving any special consideration..

The thing about "UNCONSCIOUS BIAS" is --- it's NOT about being a Democrat or Republican or Independent, or of a particular Race, Ethnicity, Sexual Orientation, Religion, etc. --- it's about being a HUMAN BEING.

When it comes to HOMELESSNESS, a big chunk of folks have:
  • mental illness
  • ADHD / Autism
  • brain injury
  • other developmental disabilities

AND they are often trying to MANAGE cognitive difference with various substances --- LEGAL & ILLEGAL -- 

​Because they haven't been provided ADEQUATE HEALTHCARE or SUPPORTS by the STATE --- including SUPPORTIVE HOUSING & SUPPORTIVE EMPLOYMENT.

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​We've made a request to the State:

[W]ondering if in the remaining time left the HMIS [Colorado State Homeless Management Information System] and DOH [Division of Housing] might partner to come up with a proposed 10-year Olmstead Integrated Housing Plan to bring housing to scale to meet the needs of people with disabilities.


From there that proposed plan could be provided to stakeholders for input and discussion.  [T]he DOH and the Homeless Providers might really be able to cut to the chase on this -- and that could make ultimate input from stakeholders more relevant and meaningful.

That could be a HUGE accomplishment for this Administration, not to mention alleviating a lot of human suffering.

Homeless point in time counts:
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​2019 Colorado Unsheltered Sub-Populations:

​Severely Mentally Ill                           715
Chronic Substance Abuse                649
Veterans                                               276
HIV / AIDS                                              29
​Victims of Domestic Violence         141
Unaccompanied Youth                      187
Parenting Youth                                    2
Children of Parenting Youth               7

Total Homeless in CO for 2017:  10,940
Total Chronically Homeless in CO for 2017:  2,264
Total Homeless Veterans in CO for 2017:  1,078

https://www.hudexchange.info/resource/5639/2017-ahar-part-1-pit-estimates-of-homelessness-in-the-us/​
2019 HUD Continuum of Care -- Point in Time Count --- Colorado

Thousands of people with cognitive disabilities are in Colorado jails and Prisons

  • Upon release some people with Brain Injury, Mental Illness, Developmental Disability,  etc. will need SUPPORTIVE HOUSING & SUPPORTIVE EMPLOYMENT
  • RECIDIVISM says a lot more about the SOCIETY's UNWILLINGNESS to HONESTLY ADDRESS PEOPLE'S NEEDS than it does about the person with those needs.
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​People with Disabilities being Released from Incarceration
  • County Jails
    • ​People with Brain Injury
    • People with Mental Illness
    • People with Developmental Disabilities
    • Other
  • State Prisons
    • People with Brain Injury
    • People with Mental Illness
    • People with Developmental Disabilities
    • Other

FEDERAL Minimum Data Set --- Nursing Homes

[For people with Cognitive Disabilities transitioning from the Nursing Home to the Community, HOUSING may be less of an issue than access to INTENSIVE SERVICES. --- Of course, if the INTENSIVE SERVICES were provided, the need for additional HOUSING might very well become more apparent.]

That is because of FEDERALLY PROVIDED HOUSING VOUCHERS for people with Disabilities transitioning from the Nursing Home to the Community.

​People Being Released from Nursing Homes
Minimum Data Set (MDS) -- CO --4th Quarter 2017
  • No. of nursing home residents in CO with Serious Mental Illness:  2,464
  • No. of nursing home residents in CO with lntellectual  Disabilities:  2,465
https://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Computer-Data-and-Systems/Minimum-Data-Set-3-0-Public-Reports/Minimum-Data-Set-3-0-Frequency-Report.html​

Colorado Housing & Homelessness Links:

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​Housing
  • CO Dept. of Local Affairs, Division of Housing [DOH]
https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dola/division-housinghttps://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dola/programs-0
  • CO Statewide Independent Living Council [SILC]
http://coloradosilc.org/advocacy-public-policy/housing/

The Colorado State Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)http://coloradohmis.org/data-committee.html