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ironicmurse t1_j28ve16 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in LPT: There are places you can contact that will make sure you don’t go homeless, or will get you out of homelessness, which can help you pay rent, utilities, and provide free food. by bluemoss_co

This is very much incorrect. Programs such as Housing First and permanent supportive housing have demonstrated that virtually no single person is "unhouseable". Rather, they just need the right housing and right supports to keep them in that housing. Mental illness and criminality are not the problems, sufficient housing and supports for those living with mental illnesses and who have criminal histories is the problem.

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NecessaryPen7 t1_j29b6zm wrote

It's both/(drugs more than criminality), at least initially

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ironicmurse t1_j29da0p wrote

Finland has essentially zero homelessness, yet they have drugs and mental illnesses. The U.S. has nearly 10x the rate of homelessness as Canada, yet they both have drugs and mental illnesses. The differentiators are availability of affordable housing and supports to make that housing work for those with highest needs.

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