This policy brief examines the economic case and return on investment for Upstream Canada’s school-based prevention model. It is for governments, funders, education leaders and community organizations assessing the value of investing in school-based early intervention.
Want to learn more about the economic case for school-based prevention?
- For the broader economic case: Read Brief 7: Prevention Pays Off for a wider comparison of prevention and crisis-response costs.
- For how Upstream Canada works: See Brief 21: Upstream Canada: Preventing Youth Homelessness and School Disengagement Through Early Intervention for an overview of the model itself.
- See Solving Canada’s Homelessness Crisis Starts Here: Why Preventing Youth Homelessness Is Critical and How to Do it Effectively for a report synthesizing all 24 briefs and evidence on why youth homelessness prevention works, what it costs, and how to implement it.
