Homelessness: Focus Shifts to Shelters with Integrated Wellness Services

"Since the 80s, the problem of homelessness has been on a ragged upward arc. In good times the numbers of homeless recede a bit, only to increase again when employment lags or inflation increases. The recently released Opening Doors: Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness, to which we have referred several times says, "Economic downturns have historically led to an increase in the number of people experiencing homelessness. In the last three decades, however, the number of people experiencing homelessness has remained high even in good economic times.""