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So far I’ve lived in Massachusetts and Colorado. Both of those states offer the following to homeless people:
We still have homeless people. What’s your next move? What additional steps do we need to take to solve homelessness?
it's not like you fix up the homeless people the one time and then you're all set forever.
mental illness is an ongoing issue for people dealing with bipolar/schizophrenia/recurrent depression, and new people are going to evidence mental illness on the regular. new people develop addictions. people lose jobs. people suddenly have major health problems or accidents. people are forced to escape violence.
providing the things you mentioned along with case management and follow-up care where appropriate helps. i live in a major city with a municipal umbrella organization that's considered one of the best (ie most effective) in the country. that doesn't mean nobody is homeless here.
what would come closest to fixing it long-term? addressing all the other systemic issues and shortcomings. universal medical care (which includes mental health care), ubi and housing, addressing violence (in families and communities) providing quality education, social justice.
the systems we have now only meet the needs of some, and for most only to a limited degree. those with the most needs have the most difficulty accessing appropriate and sufficient support.
in other words? i think capitalism is a big part of the problem. i don't have any illusions that fixing any of this is easy.