Why do some people believe that homeless people should receive no money or support from government?
If you Were the prime minister, president, king or queen of your country, how would you eradicate homelessness?
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ElwoodBlues · M
@hippyjoe1955 says
Dismantling the Harmful, False Narrative That Homelessness Is a Choice
Ruth Gourevitch, Mary K. Cunningham March 27, 2019
Homeless people are not homeless. Their home is the street. The vast vast majority of them are there by choice.
BULLLSHITTT!!!Dismantling the Harmful, False Narrative That Homelessness Is a Choice
Ruth Gourevitch, Mary K. Cunningham March 27, 2019
... This means of the 363 people experiencing chronic homelessness who were randomly selected to receive treatment, 63 percent engaged with the service providers and moved into housing (also known as the project’s take-up rate). In other words, regardless of whether they were actively seeking help, 63 percent of participants engaged with the program and agreed to move into housing. Very few studies track take-up rates, making this evaluation one of the few benchmarks for engaging participants who are not actively seeking services.
These strong take-up numbers highlight the desire for housing among Denver’s chronically homeless population, debunking the idea that people would choose homelessness when given the option of permanent supportive housing.
https://www.urban.org/urban-wire/dismantling-harmful-false-narrative-homelessness-choiceThese strong take-up numbers highlight the desire for housing among Denver’s chronically homeless population, debunking the idea that people would choose homelessness when given the option of permanent supportive housing.
@ElwoodBlues you really seem to disagree with hippy almost everywhere
ElwoodBlues · M
@mysteryespresso Not everywhere, but when I notice him and he's badly wrong I call him out on it. While dippyjoe presents opinions, I present scientific studies and statistical data. Funny thing - dippyjoe never tells you where his data comes from!!