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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DP.  Homelessness is a complex issue with multiple facets.  Housing First -is- a model having some success but let's not delude ourselves.  It -isn't- always successful or even successful 3/4ths of the time.  I understand that one of the PPs is very enthusiastic but it is wrong to suggest that Housing First is the only or even the best option for all situations.  It is, however, an option in the arsenal along with other options.[/quote]

Intense psychiatric treatment with mandatory compliance is the answer but it will never occur.   You can have housing available but many homeless  people will not accept it.   I have been supporting a homeless woman who lives in the bus shelter near my suburban office for over a year.  She sets up coverings around 9 pm and decamps around 8 am. She leaves her gear in a shopping cart that she ticks in an alcove.  I give her money for food and buy her thyroid medication.   I have had a number of social workers and homeless outreach people talk to her with no progress. 
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