housing the homeless is cheaper than ignoring them

https://www.vox.com/2014/5/30/5764096/homeless-shelter-housing-help-solutions?fbclid=IwAR3018muOA1GVLRTi_9b8nqzap67vf8qkxDyhmRF4wTOktpmvUQpITA52xA

"Some early research on this produced truly mind-boggling results like a Central Florida Commission on Homelessness study indicating that the region was spending about triple on policing homeless people’s nonviolent rule-breaking as it would cost to get each homeless person a house and a caseworker. More recent, somewhat more careful studies, were a bit less enthusiastic about the cost-saving potential but still highly positive.

• A 2017 RAND Corporation analysis of the Housing for Health program in LA County concluded that the county saved about 20 percent by putting people with complex mental health issues in supportive housing rather than relying on law enforcement and emergency room visits.
• A 2015 randomized control trial of a housing-first approach across several Canadian cities saw essentially no change in money spent (Canada’s structurally lower health care costs are likely a factor here) but gains in quality of life and community functioning.
• A separate randomized trial study in Toronto found that housing first was effective in combatting alcohol abuse disorders.

Earlier studies from Charlotte and Southeastern Colorado also show large cost savings from focusing on simply housing the homeless."

So it's a good idea to be nice to each other?? Amazing!