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I'm not so sure about that... but as a starting point. * National problem scope needs National solution * Mental Health Institutions (need to be audited, b

I'm not so sure about that... but as a starting point. * National problem scope needs National solution * Mental Health Institutions (need to be audited, but need to return) * Non-secular drug rehab and prevention * Jobs programs for those without * Workforce training for those that want it * Society integration programs, to help people 'get in' * Treating the unhoused as humans, with human rights There's a LOT of reasons, some of them interacting. Some of the unhoused are anarchists who'd prefer to be untracked so they can commit crimes; I've seen that on the local news way too often. However those are extreme cases that got regional news coverage. Many have drug addiction, traumatic life experiences, or other issues. They need help and evaluation and hopefully recovery. Some are just professional panhandlers conning people into giving handouts; which also make everyone who needs real help look bad. Maybe those people could get help if some major movie or TV drama setup kidnapping anyone on the street for crimes and followed what happened to them in a setting that wasn't the suck IRL is.

cyberax 2y ago
> There's a LOT of reasons, some of them interacting. Not really. It's now super-reductive, with basically two major causes that keep people getting into unsheltered homelessness: drugs and mental health issues. Any plan to combat homelessness must tackle these two issues. Now try my local homelessness graft agency's website: https://kcrha.org/data-overview/ https://kcrha.org/data-overview/ and look for their approach to mental health and drug abuse. > Some of the unhoused are anarchists who'd prefer to be untracked so they can commit crimes; I've seen that on the local news way too often. They are basically a rounding error at this point.
- mjevans 2y ago
  You ignore literally the sentence after which states: "However those are extreme cases that got regional news coverage." Yes, they're a topic of sensationalism that helps to direct public anger at the groups rather than more systemic solutions which would help the victims and expose the criminals.

cyberax 2y ago

> There's a LOT of reasons, some of them interacting. Not really. It's now super-reductive, with basically two major causes that keep people getting into unsheltered homelessness: drugs and mental health issues. Any plan to combat homelessness must tackle these two issues. Now try my local homelessness graft agency's website: https://kcrha.org/data-overview/ https://kcrha.org/data-overview/ and look for their approach to mental health and drug abuse. > Some of the unhoused are anarchists who'd prefer to be untracked so they can commit crimes; I've seen that on the local news way too often. They are basically a rounding error at this point.

mjevans 2y ago
You ignore literally the sentence after which states: "However those are extreme cases that got regional news coverage." Yes, they're a topic of sensationalism that helps to direct public anger at the groups rather than more systemic solutions which would help the victims and expose the criminals.