Salt Lake City's new rapid intervention team tries to send people experiencing homelessness into shelters and services early on — but sometimes those options are full as well.
Rapid intervention team tries to send people into shelters and services early on — but sometimes those options are full as well.
“It’s not just a police officer or only a firefighter,” she said, “who needs to be able to engage with people.” Program manager Michelle Hoon said the effort is still in its infancy and that the city is still learning lessons from the new approach. In addition to the usual suite of homeless services like substance use treatment and shelters, the city has 10 motel rooms it can offer as a steppingstone to get people out of tents and into other options.Where they’ve been less successful, she said, is transitioning people to shorter-term options like beds at homeless resource centers.
From the time the program launched to the end of August, the rapid intervention team successfully helped 10 people get off the streets. Six went to temporary or permanent housing, two entered shelters, and two went to substance use treatment programs.
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