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Washington officials propose toolkit to help people with mental health, addiction issues find housing By Sydney Brownstone, The Seattle Times
Published: April 29, 2021, 12:30pm
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Almost 10 years ago, state researchers conducted a study looking at how many people in Washington state became homeless after leaving inpatient treatment for a mental health issue or substance use disorder.
The results were shocking. Nearly half the people discharged from a drug or alcohol treatment facility in 2010 were homeless or didn’t have stable housing within a year. For the people discharged from state psychiatric hospitals, it was 30%.
In the midst of an ever-growing homelessness crisis a decade later, there’s little to suggest that those gaps have much improved. But now, state officials are embarking on a project to better connect people leaving treatment with the limited housing options that await them outside.