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My understanding is that where “housing first” has been tried, it makes it very much easier to start dealing with the other issues around mental health and gett
by amanaplanacanal 4y ago
My understanding is that where “housing first” has been tried, it makes it very much easier to start dealing with the other issues around mental health and getting jobs.
- seanmcdirmid 4y agoHousing without drug addiction or mental house services doesn’t end well for the housing, which is why housing costs are around $10k/month/person in many of these programs (at least in the Seattle area). You have to put asides funds for services and rehabbing the housing every year.
- tjrDL6MjB2Zwwa 4y agoIn addition, my pet theory is that if society _really_ wanted to help poor black communities (as an example) they would start, not by throwing money at the school, but by throwing money at the _community_ around the school. "throwing money" is a short-hand here, but working to provide services so the _parents_ aren't stressed and are a part of the school success.
- slothtrop 4y agoFor real, there's an element of environmental determinism. But the homeless aren't just products of microcultures of poverty.