Housing for Health Programs
November 2019
In 2012, DHS established Housing for Health as a division dedicated to developing and managing programs and services for people who are homeless. The goals of Housing for Health are to:
Los Angeles County Homelessness Issue
Approximately 59,000 people are experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County¹
About 16,000 individuals are experiencing chronic homelessness¹
Approximately 14,000 have a serious mental illness and 8,000 have a substance use disorder¹
$579 million per year is spent on health-related services for persons experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County²
Sources:
(1) 2019 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count - Data Summary, (June 2019)
(2 )Wu, Fei, and Stevens. The Services Homeless Single Adults Use and Their Associated Costs: An Examination of Utilization Patterns and Expenditures in Los Angeles County over One Fiscal Year (July to June), Los Angeles, California: County of Los Angeles, 2016.