Reports

Washoe County Homeless Study

Examination of the Costs of Homelessness and Issues Related to Determining the Cost-Effectiveness of Supportive Services and Housing in Washoe County, Nevada

In 2006 the Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) was hired by Washoe County, Nevada to conduct a study to determine the costs of homelessness and examine the cost-effectiveness of permanent supportive housing.  The project took about one year to complete, with the research findings officially released in December 2007..

The research was divided into a number of phases and tasks, and results of these efforts are set forth in the ten separate documents that comprise the findings, as follows:

1.    STUDY OVERVIEW AND SYNTHESIS
2.    PHASE I OVERVIEW
3.    FIRST RESPONDER WORKING PAPER
4.    DETENTION FACILITY WORKING PAPER
5.    JUDICIAL WORKING PAPER
6.    MEDICAL WORKING PAPER
7.    MENTAL HEALTH WORKING PAPER
8.    HOUSING WORKING PAPER
9.    PHASE II – INDIVIDUAL TRACKING WORKING PAPER
10.  PHASE III – CASE STUDIES WORKING PAPER

Related to this, BBER was also asked to recommend strategies for diverting non-violent, mentally-ill offenders from the Washoe County Detention Facility, which resulted in a separate report.