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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Housing First or Treatment First? Evidence from the VA's Homelessness Programs
DESCRIPTION:Debates in homelessness policy often pit Housing First programs\, in which subsidized housing is offered unconditionally and immediately\, against Treatment First interventions\, which combine short-term housing with treatment for issues like substance use. I study a national sample of nearly 300\,000 unhoused\, mentally ill Veterans who are potentially eligible for the VA's Housing First program (known as HUD-VASH or VA Supportive Housing) or for a Treatment First program (offered by a variety of local contractors). Using an instrumental variables design\, I find that enrolling in Housing First reduces three-year mortality by 4.6 percentage points relative to a no-program counterfactual. In contrast\, Treatment First has no long-term effects on health. Housing First is also cost-saving\, as it causes individuals to substitute away from lengthy inpatient stays.
UID:149336-21906245@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149336
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Economics,Public Finance,seminar
LOCATION:North Quad - 4325
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