charlesmarley.bsky.social
@charlesmarley.bsky.social
Associate Professor, Uni of Adelaide, Australia. School of Allied Health lead for L&T and IPE. Child clinical psychologist, interested in critical theory, ethnography, child mental health and global mental health.
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Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing.

They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.

The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month. A year later, nearly half of participants said they had housing.
Participants in Denver's basic-income program reported having more-secure housing, though results were similar in the trial and control groups.
www.businessinsider.com
November 26, 2024 at 12:47 AM