New Zealand's Fierce Debate Over Social Impact Bonds

​Val's Take

         One is reminded of the proverb, 
"Desperate times call for desperate measures." ​
           I think for most people Social Impact Bonds to fund Supportive Housing would be a big step up from homelessness or incarceration.
            Quite frankly, Olmstead like much of the law is in large measure a reasonableness test: "reasonable plans" to bring Services and Housing to scale to meet the need.
             What is "reasonable" for Colorado will in large measure be determined by the funding mechanism.
               Social Impact Bonds could conceivably greatly shorten the length of time needed to bring Colorado in compliance with Olmstead and other laws designed to protect people with mental illness.
                  While we have requested good faith negotiations many times from the State and NOT received them, we have requested such negotiations on or before April 8, 2016 or we will go to the media with our experience of stonewalling and what we believe to be bad faith over the course of approximately 15 months. 
                     Additionally we will be communicating the State's response or lack thereof to the US Department of Justice which is continuing to review our CO MI Olmstead Complaint.