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Bringing Californians Home: Homelessness in the nation’s wealthiest state

Bringing Californians Home: Homelessness in the nation’s wealthiest state. Ben Metcalf, Director Department of Housing and Community Development CSAC Southern CA Counties Regional Meeting September 22, 2016.

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Bringing Californians Home: Homelessness in the nation’s wealthiest state

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  1. Bringing Californians Home:Homelessness in the nation’s wealthiest state Ben Metcalf, Director Department of Housing and Community Development CSAC Southern CA Counties Regional Meeting September 22, 2016

  2. California has the Highest Percentage of People Experiencing Homelessness in the Nation Source: 2015 AHAR: Part 1 - PIT Estimates of Homelessness in the U.S

  3. Persons Experiencing Chronic Homelessness 119,033 112,037 106,062 107,212 102,828 99,132 96,275

  4. People Experiencing Homelessness Reside in Every County of California Source: 2015 Point-In-Time (PIT) Estimates of Homeless People by Continuum of Care https://www.hudexchange.info/resources/documents/2007-2015-PIT-Counts-by-CoC.xlsx

  5. Common Causes of Homelessness • Poverty • Lack of Access to affordable housing • Inability to access social safety-net programs and services • Unemployment • Mental health and/or other debilitating illness • Substance abuse • Disconnected from family and support networks

  6. Homelessness is a Health Issue • Homelessness both causes and results from serious health issues, including mental health and addictive disorders. • The mortality rate of individuals experiencing homelessness is four to nine times higher than for the general population. • Mothers experiencing homelessness are four to seven times more likely to suffer from depression than their female peers. • Children experiencing homelessness are more likely than their peers to suffer from acute and chronic illness. • Chronically homeless individuals die 30 years younger than average life expectancy.

  7. Increasing Coordination Housing, Health, and Social Services Agencies State/ Federal Policy Homeless, Medicaid, MHSA, Veterans Programs State/Federal Programs Counties, Cities, CoC, Behavioral Health, PHA, Service Providers, Housing Developers Local Implementation

  8. HCD Housing Programs

  9. Other State Funds

  10. No Place Like Home * Assumes no contest during validation process

  11. Three Things Counties Should Consider in Your Homeless Plan • Set up systems to be outcome focused • Be Person Centered –coordinate across housing, health, and social service systems. 3) Measure and evaluate progress

  12. Thank you For further information, visit our website at: www.hcd.ca.gov Contact Lisa Bates, Deputy Director Division of Housing Policy (916) 263-2911

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