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[–] azimir@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago

Other countries are being more aggressive about providing housing for the unhoused. Notably, Finland has been putting people in sponsored housing since the late 80's. The net result is a rapidly decreasing unhoused population. Most of the people who are given homes get on their feet, get the kinds of support they need, and reach a good place in life. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/02/how-finland-solved-homelessness

Many articles title it that Finland has "solved" homlessness, which isn't 100% true, but the approach has been wildly successful compared to most other nation's strategies.