• TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    39·
    4 days ago

    I never understood this. How can anyone say with a straight face that the solution to homelessness is anything other than providing free housing?

    • ThePantser@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      14·
      4 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.

    • Pixel_Jock_17@piefed.caEnglish
      1·
      4 days ago

      It’s tough because many situations are different and reasons why someone is homeless. In this comic the guy says he got sick, so it’s clear this situation a free housing solution would probably help.

      In many situations there is a combined addiction and mental health issue that creates the problem. From my own experience with family, we had someone who needed help but refused it and it resulted in having them removed from the home.

      People can become homeless like that and continue to refuse help and they go from friend to friend without making a change until they’re friendless and homeless. The biggest issue is they don’t want to accept the actual help they need but would rather just a hand out of money.