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Originally Posted by Zulu29
Housing is only part of the solution. You can provide all the housing you want but without addiction and mental health treatment it won’t work.
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That's true for a lot of people. The lack of housing supply is definitely forcing more people onto the streets though. Once you are experiencing homelessness it's a lot easier to fall into a downward spiral of drug use and mental health issues.
Being able to afford rent and having a place to go is also typically a first step towards creating stability.
I agree that treatment is an issue, but so is the lack of housing supply.