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[-] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 45 points 6 days ago

Many don't want it because of mental illness, what is more important is medical and mental help that won't put them in further debt.

[-] Bane_Killgrind@lemmy.dbzer0.com 37 points 6 days ago

Really it's the strings attached to "free" housing. Like loss of belongings, sobriety requirements, curfews, etc. Things that are hard to tolerate when you do not have resources.

[-] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 16 points 6 days ago

Exactly. Start by not making homeless people jump through any moral more moralistic hoops than you ask home owners to jump through.

[-] Keeponstalin@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

Housing First is the most important. Can't really assist with any addiction if they don't have their own private living space.

this post was submitted on 02 Feb 2026
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