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Always felt homeless photo diaries could be funded

by billions 7y ago

TylerE 7y ago
Why? There is overwhelming evidence that homeless is primarily a mental health problem, not a financial one.
- toasterlovin 7y ago
  Just clarifying for the inevitable comments you'll get that you're referring to visible homelessness, living on the street, etc., right? Not people who just lost a job and can't make rent?
- ceejayoz 7y ago
  > There is overwhelming evidence that homeless is primarily a mental health problem, not a financial one. https://www.npr.org/2015/12/10/459100751/utah-reduced-chronic-homelessness-by-91-percent-heres-how https://www.npr.org/2015/12/10/459100751/utah-reduced-chroni... > As of 2015, the state can just about declare victory: The population of chronically homeless people has dropped by 91 percent. This by approaching housing access/payment before anything like mental health services. Unfortunately, after over a decade, funding was withdrawn... and the homeless population spiked again.
  - TylerE 7y ago
    But that's giving housing, often with counseling attached, not money.
    - ceejayoz 7y ago
      They're subsidizing their housing. With money.
- asdkhadsj 7y ago
  I'd say it's still a financial one, though highly complex. Not financial in the sense of "they're broke and homeless", but financial in the sense of America has terrible healthcare and within that terrible healthcare, mental healthcare is the bottom of the pile. And that's just financially - culturally we don't help each other seek mental health help either. I imagine it's terribly complex, so I don't mean to simplify. I just have had the nagging feeling lately that we shouldn't have any homeless. It doesn't seem like a useful state of being. If you're mentally healthy but don't want to live a traditional life (job/etc), I'm not sure we should allow you to live under a bridge - go live in the woods, there's plenty left. I just can't see another way to look at the homeless problem. It just seems that predominately people on the streets are suffering physically and mentally, and we're doing nothing.
- synaesthesisx 7y ago
  I think it's a chicken-and-egg problem. Many people driven to homelessness fall victim to drugs & develop mental illness as a result of being on the streets. When you're constantly on edge 24/7, focusing on survival and never get proper sleep your mental (and physical) health will deteriorate.

Always felt homeless photo diaries could be funded

TylerE 7y ago

Why? There is overwhelming evidence that homeless is primarily a mental health problem, not a financial one.

toasterlovin 7y ago
Just clarifying for the inevitable comments you'll get that you're referring to visible homelessness, living on the street, etc., right? Not people who just lost a job and can't make rent?
ceejayoz 7y ago
> There is overwhelming evidence that homeless is primarily a mental health problem, not a financial one. https://www.npr.org/2015/12/10/459100751/utah-reduced-chronic-homelessness-by-91-percent-heres-how https://www.npr.org/2015/12/10/459100751/utah-reduced-chroni... > As of 2015, the state can just about declare victory: The population of chronically homeless people has dropped by 91 percent. This by approaching housing access/payment before anything like mental health services. Unfortunately, after over a decade, funding was withdrawn... and the homeless population spiked again.
- TylerE 7y ago
  But that's giving housing, often with counseling attached, not money.
  - ceejayoz 7y ago
    They're subsidizing their housing. With money.
asdkhadsj 7y ago
I'd say it's still a financial one, though highly complex. Not financial in the sense of "they're broke and homeless", but financial in the sense of America has terrible healthcare and within that terrible healthcare, mental healthcare is the bottom of the pile. And that's just financially - culturally we don't help each other seek mental health help either. I imagine it's terribly complex, so I don't mean to simplify. I just have had the nagging feeling lately that we shouldn't have any homeless. It doesn't seem like a useful state of being. If you're mentally healthy but don't want to live a traditional life (job/etc), I'm not sure we should allow you to live under a bridge - go live in the woods, there's plenty left. I just can't see another way to look at the homeless problem. It just seems that predominately people on the streets are suffering physically and mentally, and we're doing nothing.
synaesthesisx 7y ago
I think it's a chicken-and-egg problem. Many people driven to homelessness fall victim to drugs & develop mental illness as a result of being on the streets. When you're constantly on edge 24/7, focusing on survival and never get proper sleep your mental (and physical) health will deteriorate.