Chronically Homeless Person

A Chronically Unhoused Person is a homeless person who is likely to stay that way.

• Context:
  • They can (typically) have a Disabling Condition.
  • …
• Example(s):
  • "Million-Dollar Murray"[1]
• Counter-Example(s):
  • a Temporarily Homeless Person.
• See: ....

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References

2013

• http://canatx.org/homeless/documents/DefinitionOfChronicHomelessness.pdf
  • A person who is ‘‘chronically homeless’’ is an unaccompanied homeless individual with a disabling condition - who has either been continuously homeless for a year or more, -OR has had at least four (4) episodes of homelessness in the past three (3) years. In order to be considered chronically homeless, a person must have been sleeping in a place not meant for human habitation (e.g., living on

the streets) and/or in an emergency homeless shelter.

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