From time to time we like to bring you news from other countries, to illustrate the universal issues related to homelessness and how it is being addressed in other places around the world. This news article come from the Ottawa ‘Citizen’ newspaper in Canada. “Get practical on homelessness” calls for developing a framework for assisting the homeless by focussing services on the differring personal needs of each individual or family.
“…the housing-first model focuses on helping the chronically homeless change their lives. These are people who have problems beyond the loss of a paycheque. A high proportion suffer from mental illness and/or substance abuse. They are the hard cases. They are not easy to help.”
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