Over the past 15 years, the Housing First approach has gained traction as an evidence-based solution to tackling homelessness in many developed countries, including Canada. The idea is simple: people ...

For nearly two decades, everyone in Washington believed in Housing First. Housing First holds that homelessness is a housing problem that can be solved—note the word “solved”—by giving the housing to ...

This post was co-authored by Adrian Parham and Robert T. Muller, PhD. On any given night, more than 12,000 people in Toronto experience homelessness, with about three-quarters of these individuals ...

Christopher was a Visiting Fellow for Domestic Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation. Policymakers must rethink the federal government’s Housing First policy, which has failed to reduce overall ...

Canadians spend big money dealing with the consequences of homelessness, but the money spent could be far more effective. According to a new McGill-led analysis, housing homeless people with severe ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner speaks in Erie, Pa., May 28, 2025. Photo: U.S. Department of Housing and ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. The recent turmoil around federal behavioral health funding, ...

Editor’s Note: This story was updated to correct a figure associated with state spending on homelessness programs. We regret the error. In a 2006 New Yorker article ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. People experiencing homelessness need stable housing. In ...

Reporting from SALT LAKE CITY — Terry Birch recalls walking cautiously into the tiny one-bedroom apartment seven months ago, like a cat exploring a box, or something wild fearful of a trap. After two ...