On Page 2 it says "On a given night in January 2010" --
"26.2% of all sheltered persons who were homeless had a severe mental illness"
and
"34.7% of all sheltered adults who were homeless had chronic substance use issues"
of course that was 10 years ago, so I wouldn't be surprised if it has increased but still, I'd prefer more accurate numbers. Did I look at wrong page?
There's no study on this so we can't be sure how many will say yes, but given a "Finnish opportunity" of free housing if you agree on medical treatment/rehabilitation for the drug problem, free debt debt counseling, and a state-supported employment, I suspect not many would say no to what's essentially a fresh start.
The other number that would seriously affect solutions is whether homeless in general travel to cities that better support being homeless or not. That is, how much of the problem is homegrown and how much is just because Seattle, LA, SF have good resources and weather? Because if mobility is an significant option, the better any one city does at solving their homeless problems, the worse their problem will become.
All the studies I’ve seen so far have been really flawed (eg most Seattle homeless living in pioneer square before they became homeless).
That's a bold statement. Choice and compulsion occupy the same place in hell.
Youtube is actually a fantastic resource for the average Joe (like me) who wants to hear how it is straight from the source:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https:/...