"Housing First is a self-explanatory approach to homelessness. You get people off the street and into housing as fast as possible. Supportive services, including addiction treatment and mental health care, come second. It's not hard to find elected leaders throughout San Diego County and the California Statehouse promoting the strategy, and Housing First has been the official practice of the federal government since George W. Bush was president. President Donald Trump, however, is not a fan."
"You guys hear what I said over there? a man wearing a security vest announced at one point. I suggest if you guys have time, start packing your belongings. Then there's a third approach, which has long guided homelessness policy at both the state and federal levels. Yet it's become so controversial that the strategy is under siege in Washington, D.C., and now the subject of multiple lawsuits."
A range of public reactions greets tent encampments, from avoidance to orders to leave and threats to discard belongings. Outreach teams sometimes arrive to offer leases and housing options directly at encampments. Housing First centers on moving people off streets into housing as quickly as possible, with addiction treatment and mental health care provided afterward. Local and state leaders have widely promoted the approach, and it has been federal policy since the Bush administration. The policy faces resistance from the Trump administration, increasing legal challenges, and questions about why homelessness has worsened despite research supporting Housing First.
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