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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Many homeless are under-medicated for conditions that could be stabilized with affordable treatment[/quote]

My DH used to work with the homeless population, first in DC and then MoCo.  He was a true do-gooder who believed in the ability to help everyone -- but eventually came to the conclusion that most of the homeless men he dealt with would not ever be medication compliant, even if the medication was provided for free.  I don't know what you do about a homeless person who has severe mental illness (and possibly also addiction that started as a way to self-medicate) who simply will not respond to attempts to help him.  He also got seriously ill on several occasions from viruses he caught at work.

I'm glad the encampments are being removed.  Pre-COVID I worked near the encampment in the M Street underpass and did not feel safe walking there.  It wasn't necessarily just a physical safety issue, but also a public health one.  [b]There frequently were human feces and vomit on the sidewalk[/b]. [/quote]

Maybe a program like this would work: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/05/19/porta-potty-homeless-salt-lake-city/[/quote]

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