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In a catastrophic misjudgment, which reveals its persistent tendency to fail, California Governor Gavin Newsom on October 1, his veto against the draft law 255 of the parliament. It was a cross -party measure that aimed to expand access to relaxation accommodation for homeless people who had to deal with substance disorders.
His veto comes at a time when the homeless in California can afford even more failures.
From 255, written by Matt Haney, a member of the meeting, would have approved up to 10 % of it State homeless funds To support abstinence -based recourse accommodations. These programs integrate accommodation with soberness requirements, responsibility and supporting services that help people regain their stability. Newsom rejected the bill as “unnecessary” and emphasized that the current guidelines already allow sober accommodation and warned of “double” categories.
The governor of California, Gavin Newsom, made his veto on October 1 against the draft law 255 of the meeting. It was a cross -party measure that aimed to expand access to relaxation accommodation for homeless people who have to struggle with substance disorders. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
His argument sounds hollow.
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California Agained the “Housing First” mandate of the Federal Government from 2013-and its promise to end homelessness in a decade.
In 2016, California became the only state that anchored “Housing First” nationwide. This means that all state -funded homeless programs follow the approach of granting lifelong living aids without conditions such as soberness, treatment or work – and never.
Despite an increase in federal expenditure by 300 % since 2013 – and another increase in government expenditure by 300 % – homelessness has exploded. It has increased by 35 % nationwide and 40 % in California.
These statistics are not abstract numbers; Lives that get out of joints under a governor who refuses to look in the mirror and admit that California’s rigid mandate failed.
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The core of failure is to recognize the refusal to whom we serve. About 80 % of homeless people suffer from the diseases Mental illness and/or addiction. Many also fight with anosognosia – a brain disease that leads to a lack of self -confidence, which means that they are not aware of how sick they are.
And that is exactly what makes Housing First voluntarily Service commitment tragically not feasible. A 14-year study from Boston makes it clear: Almost half of the people accommodated died within five years, and only 36 % remained after the fifth year.
Refurbishment apartments – the species that wanted to expand from 255 – offer something fundamentally different: community, responsibility and hope.
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This Attempts to become sober Have the best chances of achieving this if they are accommodated with others who pursue the same goal. Isolation in permanent accommodation without sobriety requirements contradicts what the providers know at the forefront of the front front. By surrounding people with the same age who also strive for recovery, and by creating environments in which sobriety is not negotiable, recouraging accommodations offer people a real path forward – towards stability, employment and independence.
None of the men, women or children who lived in tents or under bridges strived for this life. Many came here through trauma, addiction, mental illnesses and/or generation poverty.
By putting his veto against from 255 in the second year in a row, he opted for ideology instead of compassion, oppression instead of prosperity. Instead of showing ways and restoration, he leaves those who are too sick to decide themselves, their fate; You still have to crumble on the street or bubble with low barriers in chaotic emergency shelters while you are waiting for permanent accommodation that you rarely get.
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Around 30 % of the homeless population of the country and almost half of the homeless homeless people live in California. Coping with this crisis requires courage to innovate, Faith in recovery and respect for human potential. From 255 it was a balanced, modest step that could have added Housing First and could give desperate people the chance of healing.
Disguised as administrative caution, Newsoms Veto From from 255 it was actually a profound moral failure. Shame about him that he stands in the way of recovery, restoration and hope.
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