Research Report Health and Health Care While Experiencing a Cycle of Homelessness and Incarceration
Sarah Gillespie, Devlin Hanson, Nicole DuBois, Cary Lou, Christine Velez, Jennifer Esala, Tracey O'Brien
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In 2016, the City and County of Denver launched the Denver Supportive Housing Social Impact Bond Initiative (Denver SIB) to shift resources from expensive emergency services to more permanent, affordable housing and supportive services. The initiative aimed to increase housing stability and decrease jail stays for people trapped in the homelessness-jail cycle. Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Evidence for Action program, the Urban Institute launched a health outcomes study as a complement to the ongoing SIB evaluation. This report focuses on the year before people were enrolled in the SIB evaluation, giving us a picture of the status quo for health services in Denver for people experiencing cycles of homelessness and incarceration

Research Areas Crime, justice, and safety Health and health care Housing
Tags Homelessness Mass incarceration
Policy Centers Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center