# Houston solving homelessness?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houston-solving-homelessness/966233>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 15, 2022, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houston-solving-homelessness/966233 "2022-06-15T11:45:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2022, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houston-solving-homelessness/966233/5 "2022-06-16T03:00:25Z")

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According to the OP’s link, what Houston’s pursuing is the same sort of “housing first” approach that [was mentioned in Finland’s policies in this concurrent “Homeless Encampments” thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeless-encampments/965527/92)

Get homeless people into a secure and stable living space first, and then address the problems (joblessness, substance abuse, etc.) that have made it difficult for them to afford housing on their own.

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