Okay. Okay.I was a skeptic. I didn’t believe that Housing First could work in Memphis, or any other city that didn’t have an Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team. Why didn't I believe it?    

This a must read for people who wonder how well the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s focus on Housing First works—or not. When dozens of chronically homeless people with varying, untreated disabling conditions are placed in apartments with little or no supportive services, the outcome is, unfortunately, predictable and ultimately unsustainable, especially in cities with extremely high rental costs.