A location-based approach helps organizations improve crisis services, reduce overdose deaths, and enhance health outcomes, while supporting urgent care and law enforcement efforts.
Knowing who is at risk and where they are supports a targeted and efficient response. Leveraging location data allows you to see where people are experiencing homelessness, where crisis services are needed, and how to assess vulnerabilities equitably.
The opioid crisis and other substance use disorders constitute a state of emergency in many places. GIS is a useful tool for law enforcement, health organizations, and human services to help people experiencing opioid addiction and withdrawal symptoms.
Maps and data analysis deliver insights to help local governments pinpoint prescription opioid misuse, create effective response plans, and boost supportive services.
The homelessness crisis needs a modern, integrated approach. To solve this social problem, we need to provide permanent supportive housing, rental assistance, and affordable housing; reduce disease in encampments; and connect people to housing and services.
Location data connects these disparate factors. GIS provides a unique view into building effective policy and maximizing resources.
Maintaining community mental health involves monitoring stressors and contextual factors. The geographic approach can identify populations that are at increased risk, highlight gaps in access to care, and help prioritize decisions to allocate resources.Â
