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-a 1 rn 0 2 L 0 0 a a m to E L m a 0 V d 0 CO ■ ■ ■ ■ Demographics Of Chronically Homeless in Boulder CSI collected information about the characteristics of homeless persons screened through multiple Boulder County screening tools. While this data does not provide a count of chronically homeless individuals, it does provide a profile of where home- less individuals have come from, and the issues that they face that may have led to their homelessness. The Metro Denver Homeless Initiative was able to provide detailed information about the individuals from Boulder County who have had a score of 10+ VI-SPDAT score in the past 12 months, totalling 225 individuals. This information is the best detail of the struggles chronically homeless persons in Boulder County face, their impact on the Boulder County public support system, the effects that homelessness has on them, and needs for service once they are housed. In the past three years, how many separate times have you been homeless and then housed again? Average = 1.5 times In the past three years, what is the total number of months you have been homeless (living on the street, in Emergency Shelters or Safe Haven)? Average = 27.9 months During the last three years, have you been continuously homeless for at least a year? Yes = 83.6% In the past six months, how many times have you been to the emergency room? Average = 2.74 times In the past six months, how many times have you interacted with police? Average = 5.3 times In the past six months, how many times have you been taken an ambulance to the hospital? Average 1.3 times In the past six months, how many times have you used a crisis service, including distress centers and suicide prevention hotlines? Average = 1.3 times In the past six months, how many times have you been hospitalized as an inpatient, including hospitalizations in a mental health hospital? Average = 1.1 times Do you have any money coming in on a regular basis, like a job or government benefit or even working under the table, dumpster diving or bottle collecting, sex work, odd jobs, day labor, or anything IikeA that? Yes = 67.2% Do you have enough money to cover all of your expenses each month? Yes = 10% Do you have now, have you ever had, or has a healthcare provider ever told you that you have any of the following medical conditions? Kidney Disease/End-Stage Renal Disease or Dialysis: Yes = 5.6% Several cases of Frostbite, Hypothermia, or Immersion Foot? Yes = 28.4% Liver diseases, Cirrhosis, or End -Stage Liver Disease? Yes = 25.6% HIV+/AIDS? Yes = 1.2% History of Heat Stroke/Heat Exhaustion? Yes = 43.6% Heart disease, Arrhythmia, or Irregular Heartbeat? Yes = 35.2% Emphysema? Yes = 13.2% Diabetes? Yes = 12% Asthma? 30.8% Cancer? Yes = 12% Hepatitis C? Yes = 25.6% Tuberculosis? Yes = 2% Have You.... Ever have problematic drug or alcohol use, or been told you do? Yes = 84% Ever been treated for drug or alcohol problems and returned to drinking or using drugs? Yes = 55.6% Have you ever been taken to a hospital against your will for a mental health reason? Yes = 52.8% Have you gone to the emergency room because you weren't feeling 100% well emotionally or because of your nerves? Yes = 60.8% Have you spoken with a psychiatrist, psychologist or other mental health professional in the last six months because of your mental health - whether that was voluntary or because someone insisted that you do so? Yes = 73.2% Have you had a serious brain injury or head trauma? Yes = 60.8% Have you ever been told you have a learning disability or developmental disability? Yes = 50.8% Have you experienced any emotional, physical, psychological, sexual or other type of abuse or trauma in your life which you have not sought help for, and/or which has caused your homelessness? Yes = 82% Have you ever been in Foster Care? Yes = 26% Have you been in Jail or Prison during the last 6 Months? Yes = 41.6% Have you ever served in the U.S. Military? Yes = 14% Where do you Sleep Most Frequently? Shelter 79 32% Street, Sidewalk or Doorway 80 32% Car, Van or RV 20 8% Bus or Subway 1 0% Beach, Riverbed or Park 46 18% Other 24 10% Where do You Usually Go for Healthcare or When You're Not Feeling Well? Hospital 70 28% Clinic 111 44% VA 3 1% Other 15 6% Do not go for care 50 20% No Answer 1 0% What is Your Race? American Indian or Alaska Native 8 3% Asian 3 1% Black or African American 12 5% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0% White 205 82% Doesn't Know 5 2% Refused 4 2% Other 12 5% What is Your Gender? Female 56 22% Male 189 76% Transgender male to female 2 1% Transgender female to male 0 0% Doesn't Know 0 0% Refused 0 0% Other 3 1% -a w cn 0 2 w L 0 0. 0. w w ra E L w a c 0 U Ql 0 co ■ ■ ■ ■ 18 12 13