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smirkymonkey

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2. Bravo San Francisco!

Reply to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)

Sun Sep 6, 2015, 02:39 PM

Sep 2015

This is great news! I hope it takes off in other cities. Of course, i think it needs to be combined with drug and alcohol treatment programs and an approach to these issues that look at them as a public health issue and not a criminal issue.

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New Program Takes Rare Approach of Treating Homeless People Like Human Beings�And It Works [View all] Liberal_in_LA Sep 2015 OP

Yes! The "Housing First" model is the way to go riderinthestorm Sep 2015 #1

Bravo San Francisco! smirkymonkey Sep 2015 #2

Common sense for the win! nt Mnemosyne Sep 2015 #3

k&r Starry Messenger Sep 2015 #4

Excellent program. enlightenment Sep 2015 #5

Great to see this, SF is homeless hell dreamnightwind Sep 2015 #6

What?!? Working for the public good?!? How can we monetize this?!? Orrex Sep 2015 #7

And it is way cheaper than repeatedly jailing them and treating them in the ER. nt SunSeeker Sep 2015 #8

It is just so humane! Live and Learn Sep 2015 #9

just giving these people a safe place to sleep and a place to shower daily passiveporcupine Sep 2015 #10

the difference is no curfew, pets allowed, bring their friend Liberal_in_LA Sep 2015 #11

That's true passiveporcupine Sep 2015 #12