What would be useful for me is a statistical breakdown of the people profiles that end up in these crowds--homelessness, mental health condition(s), violent behavior, other criminal behavior, domestic abuse victim, drug addiction, poverty, unemployment, etc. It still feels foggy to me what the people profiles look like. I'm gathering most of the time there are "comorbidities"--i.e., homelessness combined with mental health conditions, drug addiction, etc.
Follow this up with "treatment" options for each category, including resource requirements (social worker man-hours, money, housing, incarceration, etc.), and treatment time/effectiveness of each option.
Finally, compare the treatment requirements and compare those to prevention programs. If I were a betting man, I'd guess the costs associated with prevention--for most categories--would be society's most attractive option.
Another good article Terry, thank you.
What would be useful for me is a statistical breakdown of the people profiles that end up in these crowds--homelessness, mental health condition(s), violent behavior, other criminal behavior, domestic abuse victim, drug addiction, poverty, unemployment, etc. It still feels foggy to me what the people profiles look like. I'm gathering most of the time there are "comorbidities"--i.e., homelessness combined with mental health conditions, drug addiction, etc.
Follow this up with "treatment" options for each category, including resource requirements (social worker man-hours, money, housing, incarceration, etc.), and treatment time/effectiveness of each option.
Finally, compare the treatment requirements and compare those to prevention programs. If I were a betting man, I'd guess the costs associated with prevention--for most categories--would be society's most attractive option.