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    Finnland steht mit „Housing First“ kurz davor, die Obdachlosigkeit zu beenden. Könnte das europaweit funktionieren?

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    1. Chester_roaster on

      We don’t have enough houses as it is in Ireland let alone giving homeless apartments 

    2. yukirainbowx on

      The problem with the Finnish model is that it only works when financial difficulties are the main reason behind the homlessness.

      When I was undergoing PTSD treatment in Denmark, I had a social worker that I saw regulary. Most of her clients were homeless men between the age 40 and 60.
      The local government had a program in place to give these people roof over their heads, but the majority of them were mentally ill and were deep in alcohol and drug abuse.
      Even when they were given a place to live they would still walk around the streets at night and sleep in the bushes.

      There was one guy who locals had to save from dying in the cold multiple times a year. He was a Bosnia war veteran and suffered from severe PTSD. He would go to the psychiatric hospital where they would ask „Do you want treatment?“ He would say no, and then they would release him and the cycle would continue.

      We can build as many houses as we want, but it does not solve the root of the problem.

    3. That-Data-Goblin on

      Municipalities has slowly begun using housing first policies here in Sweden as well. Hopefully more adopt it in the future cause it seems to be really effective in helping people in need.

    4. IvanStarokapustin on

      One difference with Finland is that it has a fairly low bar for involuntary commitment. In a lot of places, refusing help is not actionable. Finland is a bit more strict on whether or not you have to accept help.

    5. LitmusPitmus on

      Considering many European countries have a housing crisis and are likely to retract their welfare state in the coming years i think this is unlikely. And that’s not even getting into the difficulty of actually housing homeless people, it’s not as easy as people think.

    7. I_did_a_fucky_wucky on

      Nah, we are close to ruining that plan. Worse unemployment rates than the 1990s crises. Most of the work is seasonal with 0 guaranteed work hours per month.

      It is only going to get worse from here when Asians no longer want to work with us due to our elected government being incredibly racist and incompetent fools.

    9. IamWatchingAoT on

      In Portugal this will be considered communism and we’ll be wondering for the next 50 years how to solve the housing problem. Thank you right wing neoliberals for being the biggest obstacle to societal advancement across the planet 🙏

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