Tue, 22 Nov 2022 12:14:17 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://scoop.me/housing-first-finland-homelessness/
"In 2008 you could see tent villages and huts standing between trees in the
parks of Helsinki. Homeless people had built makeshift homes in the middle of
Finland’s capital city. They were exposed to harsh weather conditions.
Since the 1980s, Finnish governments had been trying to reduce homelessness.
Short-term shelters were built. However, long-term homeless people were still
left out. There were too few emergency shelters and many affected people did
not manage to get out of homelessness: They couldn’t find jobs – without a
housing address. And without any job, they couldn’t find a flat. It was a
vicious circle. Furthermore, they had problems applying for social benefits.
All in all, homeless people found themselves trapped.
But in 2008 the Finnish government introduced a new policy for the homeless: It
started implementing the “Housing First” concept. Since then the number of
people affected has fallen sharply."
Via Toby Walsh and Kevin O'Brien.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
"In 2008 you could see tent villages and huts standing between trees in the
parks of Helsinki. Homeless people had built makeshift homes in the middle of
Finland’s capital city. They were exposed to harsh weather conditions.
Since the 1980s, Finnish governments had been trying to reduce homelessness.
Short-term shelters were built. However, long-term homeless people were still
left out. There were too few emergency shelters and many affected people did
not manage to get out of homelessness: They couldn’t find jobs – without a
housing address. And without any job, they couldn’t find a flat. It was a
vicious circle. Furthermore, they had problems applying for social benefits.
All in all, homeless people found themselves trapped.
But in 2008 the Finnish government introduced a new policy for the homeless: It
started implementing the “Housing First” concept. Since then the number of
people affected has fallen sharply."
Via Toby Walsh and Kevin O'Brien.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
