The "homelessness is a housing problem" vs "homelessness is a mental health and addiction problem" debate will never end. People are emotionally invested in one

The "homelessness is a housing problem" vs "homelessness is a mental health and addiction problem" debate will never end. People are emotionally invested in one or the other. It's almost political, actually. If you don't believe in capitalism, then it makes sense to you that it's a housing problem. If you dislike Reagan, then it makes sense to you that Reagan's defunding of mental health institutions caused the homelessness we see today. If you're right-wing, then it makes sense to you that capitalism is working just fine, so it can't be a housing issue. What's the truth? Hard to know. We need more data, and honestly? More experimentation, rather than being paralyzed and doomed to re-hash the same arguments since the 1970s. Personally, walking around SF at night, there seems to be a tri-pointed spectrum between (A) psychiatric conditions (B) drug addiction (C) pure poverty. You can find examples of whatever you're looking for.