Yikes what a stigmatizing piece! Language alone makes me hurt. Yes poverty, addiction, homelessness complex issues not easily solved. Framing as spiritual crisis, downplaying #harmreduction #housingfirst success problematic. Completely dehumanizing too. https://www.city-journal.org/skid-row-los-angeles …
For many people on Skid Row, the spiritual framework is critical for both understanding their own plight and for finding a way out of it. To reduce this to "stigmatization" doesn't reflect the views of many Skid Row residents or the organizations like URM that serve them.