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So, I think there's two classes of homelessness: transient and chronic. Transient is the class that would be fixed by adding more housing. It's when you leave
by karpierz 5y ago
So, I think there's two classes of homelessness: transient and chronic.
Transient is the class that would be fixed by adding more housing. It's when you leave an abusive spouse and have nowhere to go, or you miss one too many rent payments.
Chronic is the class that has some more fundamental concern that leads to them being homeless. That's stuff like chronic physical or mental illness, substance abuse problems, etc. That needs more support than just a home.
https://www.homelesshub.ca/solutions/prevention/addressing-chronic-homelessness https://www.homelesshub.ca/solutions/prevention/addressing-c...
- astrange 5y agoGiving someone a home - or actually, forcing them into one - is a good step towards ending their substance abuse habit though. Being stuck outside is depressing and they need something to entertain themselves. I don’t think it’s actually always the case that the drug habits cause the homelessness. It doesn’t help that the government tends to steal all their stuff in sweeps.