azteclady<p>Finland's Housing First push to end homelessness works, saves the country millions in resources to "deal" with homeless people, and IT'S NOT CRUEL. Also: Housing First means access to other resources once people have stable living situations</p><p>Here's a piece from February 2024:</p><p><a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/Homelessness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homelessness</span></a> <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/Finland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Finland</span></a> <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/HousingFirst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HousingFirst</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://thebetter.news/interview-juha-kahila-housing-first-finnland/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thebetter.news/interview-juha-</span><span class="invisible">kahila-housing-first-finnland/</span></a></p><p>ETA: thanks to <span class="h-card"><a href="https://toot.boston/@rednikki" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>rednikki</span></a></span>, here's a link to a more recent piece, including the budget cuts mentioned in the link above.</p><p><a href="https://ysaatio.fi/en/homelessness-on-the-rise-in-finland/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ysaatio.fi/en/homelessness-on-</span><span class="invisible">the-rise-in-finland/</span></a></p>