A homeless campsite photographed near the corner of Kalamath St. and 4th Ave. in Denver, on June 9. Photo: Hyoung Chang/The Denver Postare less likely to die from exposure to the elements and avoid interacting with police, a new analysis from the Urban Institute shows.
They compared participants in that program with people who use traditional services, like emergency shelters or short-term rental assistance, according to research co-author Sarah Gillespie.The analysis looked at 532 people who were offered supportive housing and 529 people who received standard community services between January 2016 and January 2019.The research found most deaths among those experiencing homelessness were not attributable to drug overdoses.
Seven people in the group who received traditional services died of exposure, while none from the supportive housing group died as a result, suggesting that supportive housing overall reduces a person's risk of dying from exposure to the elements. Supportive housing also helps people avoid interacting with the legal system — which can be the case for people experiencing homelessness, especially in aDenver data suggests as many as 19% of deadly drug overdoses between 2018 to 2022 were among people experiencing homelessness.
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