All Alone: Antecedents of Chronic Homelessness
August 25, 2015 / By Daniel Flaming and Patrick Burns / the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Public assistance programs are Los Angeles’s primary interface with individuals experiencing homelessness and can be a catalyst for connecting at-risk and homeless recipients with crucial services and reducing the massive public costs associated with chronic homelessness. The vital role is to identify tripwire events among all recipients, particularly children and transition-age youth, and quickly connect at-risk individuals with needed employment, behavioral health and housing services.
