Letters to the Editor: As homelessness rises, board-and-care homes close. This is a huge problem (via latimesopinion )
, one has to wonder whether the editorial board is reading its own newspaper.
The board cites the same mantra as the numbers continue to rise. If only it were that simple. This crisis is born out of an ecosystem that is dysfunctional and fragmented.raising the alarm that we are losing precious board-and-care beds for people living with mental illness.These beds are critical for people with high acuity needs that cannot be met within the framework of permanent supportive housing.
Yes, we need more affordable housing, but we also need to increase the continuum of psychiatric treatment and substance-use treatment beds at every stage .The writer is founder and project director of the homeless services advocacy group Heart Forward LA.Yes, we need more affordable housing in Los Angeles. Government can demand such housing be built, or builders can build such housing.
The former will require enormous government spending. The latter requires the demand that will cause builders to move capital into such construction. The problem with the latter is that homeless people don’t have the money to create such demand.Your recent articles have brilliantly addressed the root causes of homelessness: More often than not, a health crisis leads to a spiral that ends with no money to buy food and shelter.
It seems to me the real way to avoid ever expanding homelessness is to work on the health issues. These can be solved only by a national system that makes healthcare available to those in need.Bill Mosier, Hermosa Beach
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