Why %age of homeless people is rising in developed countries?

Before, we start blaming the government, poor healthcare, administration and etc.. Let's take into consideration their choices that lead them to this state.

Yes, not all homeless are irresponsible and addicts but most are. Some homeless folks are ambitious, talented and have great potential. Yet, they end up with a miserable life. It hurts a lot when I see them in such a state. Simply because they don't deserve to be there. Just one wrong decision in their career path and they end-up like this or when someone steals their years of hard work. Best part, such folks despite such issues do community services to help the society. God bless them...🙏

Folks who are homeless and addicts, I have no respect for them. No matter what sobbing story they tell. Worst, some of them pursue the path of crime to fulfill their addiction needs.

Majority of the folks (apart from the unique cases I mentioned above) who are homeless are the ones who cherish life on Credit, are into gambling & etc. and have no savings. Once they go bankrupt, they become homeless. Now, no government is responsible for their poor condition.

There are folks from working class who save throughout life for the better future of next generation. They have minimal earnings too but they help themselves and God does help them.🙏

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CopperCicada · M

We have neither and economy nor social and medical systems to support a broad spectrum of individuals.

Increasingly we will not be able to employ people with limited intelligence, socialization, or skills. We just don't and won't. Automation will make it worse.

There are gaps between social systems that are huge.

When my friend worked as a nurse at a homeless shelter she had a hospital from a neighboring state dropping dementia patients in the parking lot. Granted, it was the only homeless shelter in the area. But it's not a dementia care facility.

She had people get placed into housing only to lose it because people lacked the socialization and/or cognition to live on their own.

She also had people with stage 4 cancer whose next step was hospice. She was doing PIC care, tending fresh amputations, had clients with surgical drains. In a homeless shelter.

People flippantly say people just need to be more responsible. Take care of themselves. Well. That's not possible if you never had normal cognition or socialization due to some defect, or you lost it due to head injury, stroke, mental illness. And you're not jump starting a new life when you're getting PIC line care in a homeless shelter.