Radical Redesign of Homelessness Services
The current system for addressing homelessness in the US is broken, with cities spending more on services each year yet seeing a rise in homelessness and growing public frustration.
According to experts, the issue may be that the system is trying to solve too many problems at once, without effectively addressing any of them.
What if we’re trying to solve too many problems at once with a system built to solve none of them well?
A thought experiment by the Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab (GPL) explores what it would take to radically redesign the way communities serve people with severe mental illness living on the street.
There are precedents from communities across the country that offer insights into what it takes to reimagine a complex system.
Local governments, nonprofits, and philanthropists could work together to create a more effective system.
Author's Summary
Redesigning homelessness services around outcomes could be the key to solving this complex issue.
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