There are currently two competing narratives on homelessness: progressives argue that it's an economic problem, while conservatives argue that it's a substance abuse and mental illness problem. Both are true to an extent.pic.twitter.com/cmNlAgVToD
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There are currently two competing narratives on homelessness: progressives argue that it's an economic problem, while conservatives argue that it's a substance abuse and mental illness problem. Both are true to an extent.pic.twitter.com/cmNlAgVToD
According to data from UCLA's California Policy Lab, the "sheltered" group can be described as a "down on their luck" population, while the "unsheltered" group can be described as a "pathological" population with extremely high rates of addiction and mental illness.pic.twitter.com/HSteXBBlNI
I’d assert that the majority have substance abuse issues. Rare to suffer an economic setback & have no support system from which to draw assistance. People don’t miss rent, & start shooting up. It’s generally the other way around. Addicts tend to alienate their support systems.
Agreed. I think these figures probably understate the problem, mostly because of how the raw survey questions are written.
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