I was having this conversation today. One of the the other issues we wondered is if homelessness has significant inertia such that when it seems like it’s getti

I was having this conversation today. One of the the other issues we wondered is if homelessness has significant inertia such that when it seems like it’s getting worse, it’ll likely continue to get worse before it gets better. If so, that’s even more unfortunate because (in our city) it’s treated as a fairly acute issue. In all likelihood it seems like it’s probably not at all, though. It is extremely nuanced and people who experience it once are probably at much higher chances of experiencing it again. There are details like this which really worry me. We want temporary housing, food banks, etc. and we absolutely should address acute issues with those solutions. But imagine the atrocities and unfortunate circumstances occurring now in children who will be homeless in 15 years. What are we doing for them? Food banks and temporary housing likely do nothing to help them, but I think that’s where most of our resources need to be aimed. I’m sure some places have a better handle on it. In western Canada it doesn’t fill me with much hope.