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There’s actually a philosophy called “housing first” that says you cannot solve those other problems without housing those people. 99 percent invisible did a p
by Joeri 4y ago
There’s actually a philosophy called “housing first” that says you cannot solve those other problems without housing those people.
99 percent invisible did a podcast series on the reality and nuance of homelessness. It is the best take I’ve seen and really opened my eyes on a number of things. Episode 3 covers housing first, but I would recommend going through the whole thing.
https://99percentinvisible.org/need/ https://99percentinvisible.org/need/
- blurbleblurble 4y agoExactly! It often does solve those problems when combined with other necessary resources like mental health care and help finding community and meaningful ways to occupy time, like getting a job or going back to school. Housing first is evidence based too. And cheaper than emergency services. And when done right much more dignified. Yet here we have this society full of punitive know it all skeptics who don't actually seem care about the evidence quite as much as they care about dominating social structures that help them feel better about their insecurities.