housing first

Poor homeless man or refugee sleeping on the wooden bench on the urban street in the city, social documentary concept, selective focus, black and white

^{Bruce Chapman
May 30, 2023
Homelessness}

To Fix Homelessness, Stop Fixating On Housing

_{Bruce Chapman
May 30, 2023
Homelessness}

Homelessness affects cities across the country, but it’s not just a local issue, though media cover it that way. Nor is homelessness mainly about housing; rather, it’s largely about untreated mental illness and drug addiction. Read More ›

^{Robert Marbut and Marvin Olasky
February 20, 2023
Homelessness}

Obama Promised to End Homelessness This Year

_{Robert Marbut and Marvin Olasky
February 20, 2023
Homelessness}

Policy makers act as if it’s simply an issue of people not having houses, rather than a complex problem often rooted in mental illness and substance-abuse disorders. Read More ›

Aerial view of a typical suburb in Australia

^{Caitlyn Axe
February 3, 2023
Homelessness}

San Diego Declares Housing A ‘Human Right’ Without A Plan To End Homelessness

_{Caitlyn Axe
February 3, 2023
Homelessness}

The government allows human lives to flourish when it acts to protect the pursuits of these things, not when it becomes the provider of them Read More ›

Homeless in San Francisco sheltering in place during the COVID-19 pandemic

^{Wesley J. Smith
October 26, 2022
Homelessness}

‘Housing First’ Caused the Homelessness Catastrophe

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 26, 2022
Homelessness}

How did the United States end up in such a filthy state? Blame ideologically driven public policies, most particularly, “Housing First,” a fine-sounding—but ultimately dysfunction-inducing—approach that thwarts ending our homelessness catastrophe. Read More ›

^{Debra J. Saunders
October 13, 2022
Homelessness}

Uncle Sam Enabling Homelessness, Not Ending It

_{Debra J. Saunders
October 13, 2022
Homelessness}

Uncle Sam shouldn’t say: Here’s a bed or a room, now do whatever you want. Because that’s not really working for them. Read More ›

^{Bruce Chapman
September 6, 2022
Homelessness}

Spokane Shows the Failures of ‘Housing First’

_{Bruce Chapman
September 6, 2022
Homelessness}

The national policy of “Housing First” has been a disappointing failure at reducing homelessness overall. Housing should be only one part of a solution that includes treatment of mental illness and drug addiction. Read More ›

^{Bruce Chapman
June 27, 2022
Economics}

Republicans Could Lead on Mental Health Treatment

_{Bruce Chapman
June 27, 2022
Economics}

Tucked away in the gun law President Biden just signed is a provision increasing funding for preventive outpatient treatment for mental illness. This is an important step toward solving America’s mental-health crisis but only part of what’s needed. Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo
December 15, 2020
Economics}

Homelessness

_{Christopher Rufo
December 15, 2020
Economics}

This short film will help you understand the homeless and poverty crisis from the inside-out — what drives it, what perpetuates it, and why nothing seems to help. Read More ›