Michele Steeb, Author of "Answers Behind the Red Door; Battling the Homeless Epidemic” joins Jerry and Rose.President Obama promised that we would endhomelessness in a decade. Now, 12 years later, homelessness is up almost 35% — the highest level ever recorded in our nation’s history. It’s a massive disaster. Trump's Executive Order will go far to fix what previous administrations got wrong.
In 2013, we adopted the Housing First approach:
Give everyone struggling with homelessness a home — no strings attached. They don’t have to get sober. They don’t have to seek treatment for addiction or mental health. They don’t even have to work. It was sold as a compassionate, one-size-fits-all solution.
But here’s the reality: 80% of the homeless population is dealing with serious issues — mental illness, substance abuse, domestic violence, and criminal activity as aresult.
Instead of addressing the root causes, we stopped funding drug and alcohol treatment, stopped supporting mental health care, and removed any conditions for housing. And the result? People have become sicker and more trapped in the cycle than ever before.
In contrast, Trump’s executive order redirects federal funds toward: Mental health treatment, substance abuse, recovery programs, employment training, and when necessary, civil commitmentThis is about restoration — getting people off the streets and back on their feet. We also look at how this crisis began: JFK federalized these services, leading to the creation of state facilities, Reagan shut many of them down due to poor outcomes, expecting Congress to create a better plan —they didn’t Faith-based programs help fill the gap today, but they’re limited — and some reject them because of the structure and rules.
Trump’s executive order shifts the standard: you no longer have the option to live outside. Now we have to build the capacity to treat, restore, and truly help. Some states and cities are defying the order — and in this episode, we talk about what that means for the future of homelessness in America.
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