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How Los Angeles is using AI to help people at risk of homelessness

Updated: 5:28 PM PDT Mar 22, 2024

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How Los Angeles is using AI to help people at risk of homelessness

Updated: 5:28 PM PDT Mar 22, 2024

Los Angeles County is using artificial intelligence to identify who is at risk of homelessness and then offer resources to keep them housed. The software tracks things like emergency room visits, crisis care for mental health, substance abuse disorder diagnosis, arrests and sign-ups for public benefits like food aid. Officials then reach out to offer cash and services. Once approved theyre assigned a case worker who works with them for up to six months. Theyre then given several thousand dollars to spend on essentials. The program launched in 2021 and has helped more than 700 people so far. Dana Vanderford, who leads LA County's new Homelessness Prevention Unit of Housing for Health, talks about the program in the video above. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app.

Los Angeles County is using artificial intelligence to identify who is at risk of homelessness and then offer resources to keep them housed.

The software tracks things like emergency room visits, crisis care for mental health, substance abuse disorder diagnosis, arrests and sign-ups for public benefits like food aid.

Officials then reach out to offer cash and services. Once approved theyre assigned a case worker who works with them for up to six months. Theyre then given several thousand dollars to spend on essentials.

The program launched in 2021 and has helped more than 700 people so far.

Dana Vanderford, who leads LA County's new Homelessness Prevention Unit of Housing for Health, talks about the program in the video above.

See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app.

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