Costs of services for homeless people with mental illness in 5 Canadian cities: a large prospective follow-up study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Limited evidence on the costs of homelessness in Canada is available. We estimated the average annual costs, in total and by cost category, that homeless people with mental illness engender from the perspective of society. We also identified individual characteristics associated with higher costs.

Methods

As part of the At Home/Chez Soi trial of Housing First for homeless people with mental illness, 990 participants were assigned to the usual-treatment (control) group in 5 Canadian cities (Vancouver, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montréal and Moncton) between October 2009 and June 2011. They were followed for up to 2 years. Questionnaires ascertained service use and income, and city-specific unit costs were estimated. We adjusted costs for site differences in sample characte

SUBMITTER: Latimer EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5621955 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature