@samswoora permanent supportive housing w social workers who visit regularly to keep them from falling too far apart... is expensive but cheaper than cycle of nuisance crimes & jail
@samswoora https://www.arlingtonva.us/Government/Departments/DHS/Public-Assistance/Permanent-Supportive-Housing
@samswoora locally the shelter's street outreach team asks ppl to call them first if concerned abt a homeless person- they can sent someone w knowledge & rapport, and they're getting integrated w the 911 mental health team to respond to mental health crises rather than uniformed police https://pfva.org/impact/street-services/
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Reply · Aug 21, 2023@moultano true- also ppl who need permanent supportive housing due to low cognitive function / mental illness- the improvement in their health &…Reply · May 9, 2023@warrenchortle @cumputervillain idk I think the problem is that it's a bunch of different issues mixed together, ultimately impacting the ability to…Repost · Jun 23, 2022RT @PathForwardVA: WHAT IS PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING? Some chronically homeless people suffer from substance abuse and/or mental illness…Reply · Sep 5, 2023@samswoora looking into it locally it's $11K / yr on average... $412 / day cost for our county jail, so a month of jail time is more expensive... also…