Opinion: California’s homelessness crisis is a symptom of its housing crisis, that’s why Housing First makes sense
Editor’s note: This piece was published in print on Sunday, April 30 as part of a pro-con debate on Housing First. To read the counterpoint by Rev. Andy Bales, clickPeople become homeless because they don’t have housing. This point is more controversial than it should be, but the evidence bears it out: the more unaffordable the rents are in a given region, the worse the homelessness.
If homelessness is what happens when housing falls out of reach, then the solution to homelessness involves getting people into stable housing. This is the simple premise behind the Housing First model: that the best way to care for unhoused people starts with putting a permanent roof over their heads.
Mandatory treatment programs — the kind make unhoused people prove they are “ready” for permanent housing — are more rigid and much less likely to put individuals on a path to long-term housing stability. That’s because these programs don’t emphasize treating the fundamental condition of homelessness: the lack of a home.
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