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buried_lede t1_jcp7m1j wrote

Reply to comment by fingers in Elicker forcibly evicts and demolishes tent city by YankeeinNCandIhateit

Although I agree on better mental health services, there are stereotypes that all homelessness is caused by mental illness which isn’t the case. No one wants to admit economics can drive you to the street — that violates all the “American Dream” narratives and that’s not allowed. In any case, housing first. Mentally ill or not, the immediate need is housing. Some of the people in tent city have full time jobs. In interviews you can see how articulate and capable they are

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fingers t1_jcrhikx wrote

> Increase

That's the verb I was adding to. Not all homeless people require mental health services, but if everyone have access to them we would have a much more healthy community.

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buried_lede t1_jcri9jd wrote

I agree completely but we need to adopt Housing First policies also.

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