/newsroom/taxonomy/term/14694/all en /newsroom/channels/news/housing-first-strategy-proves-cost-effective-especially-most-vulnerable-homeless-group-323879 <p>Canadians spend big money dealing with the consequences of homelessness, but the money spent could be far more effective. According to a new ±«ÓãÖ±²¥-led analysis, housing homeless people with severe mental illness is even more cost-effective than housing homeless people with moderate needs. A Housing-First strategy aimed at helping these individuals regain and keep permanent housing generates savings equal to about two-thirds of its cost.</p> Mon, 24 Aug 2020 20:14:06 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 236216 at /newsroom