Well WW. The reason why I mentioned those statements was because at the covenant house in DT Van east side, I once knew a social worker who worked there for a few years and he was the one who stated that during several conversations at the time. As for your sad stories of people you mentioned. News flash...We all have those in our lives or know of someone(s). Not just you.
So, Like anything else in life. I'm sure there's a percentage that want help, but there are a number who don't or can't be helped. Many of them are so strung out that they are beyond helping, unfortunately. A long lost road. You might want to take a walk down MAIN and Hastings one day and then you tell me if they can be helped. You'll think twice about that. If you can. Let me and us all know how that goes.

So, Like anything else in life. I'm sure there's a percentage that want help, but there are a number who don't or can't be helped. Many of them are so strung out that they are beyond helping, unfortunately. A long lost road. You might want to take a walk down MAIN and Hastings one day and then you tell me if they can be helped. You'll think twice about that. If you can. Let me and us all know how that goes.
No.
They are treatable. But nobody wants to pay for it.
It's more fun to sneer at them and pat yourself on the back for feeling superior.
If you think any of these people are complacent or happy that's nuts.
Almost all of them desperately want help, they know they are sick but there is nowhere to get help.
I have a friend who is a medical doctor and his kid was homeless in the DTES for years. The kid is ok now but his parents had a huge struggle to fix him up. If you guys think it's easy to get help you have never tried.
Another friend had a brother who had brain cancer, and ended up homeless because he couldn't function. She tried unsuccessfully for years to get him into assisted living or similar. He died in an alley.
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