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Finland’s successful approach to ending homelessness catches eye of Quebec City (globalnews.ca)

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Quebec City Mayor Bruno Marchand has suggested that the solution to the crisis may be a Finnish model, which is a 'housing first' approach that aims to give everyone a home.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Homeless in Finland are pretty much all addicts or people with mental illness. The problem is 100% same here than other developed nations.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think homelessness and despair cause mental illness and substance abuse. If we can prevent "normal" people from losing their homes, I think they would be more stable and able to take care of themselves long term.

Allowing homelessness is far more costly to everyone else than preventing it.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yes, many things have to have failed before person ends up homeless.

In Finland the positive side is that homelessness is near impossible due financial situation in Finland, state will always provide you enough welfare to have a home (system pays 80% of your rent if you are on welfare)

[–] hperrin 2 points 11 months ago

Whereas in the USA, the only thing that has to fail for you to become homeless is your health.