It begins with outreach, includes treatment and transitional housing, and ends with permanent supportive housing. The predominant service delivery model designed to address the needs of this chronically homeless population, called the Continuum of Care, consists of several program components. 4, 5, 6 Although much is known about the chronically homeless, these individuals continue to elude existing program efforts. 2 Members of this chronically homeless group typically have a history of mental illness, 3 compounded by substance use disorders. 1 A small percentage of this population remains chronically homeless, either living on the streets or other public places or intermittently using emergency rooms, shelters, jails, and other short-term services, but never successfully ending their homelessness. Current rates of homelessness in New York City are the highest ever documented.
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