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Re:We can reduce homelessness if we follow the science on wh... by xabotage on Saturday January 28, 2023 @02:05PM (#34560471)
Homelessness doesn't exactly sound "solved" in Utah... https://www.sltrib.com/news/2022/12/22/this-year-least-159-h...
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Re:We can reduce homelessness if we follow the science on wh... by chimeracoder on Saturday January 28, 2023 @02:09PM (#34560503)
> Homelessness doesn't exactly sound "solved" in Utah...

In ten years, incidence of chronic homelessness in Utah went from 1,932 to 178.

Solving 91% of homelessness is a fantastic achievement, even if the remaining 9% needs further work.

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Re:We can reduce homelessness if we follow the science on wh... by vkou on Saturday January 28, 2023 @03:21PM (#34561388)
They didn't solve it by 90%, they lied with statistics, and compared exponential-growth forecasted counts with point-in time counts.

The reduction was closer to 60%, and in the past few years, they've stopped investing in the program. It's been a good thing, but without ongoing effort and investment it will regress back to the mean.

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