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by dekelpilli 1405 days ago
> Homeless epidemics are really just drug addiction epidemics

The causes of homelessness will vary from place to place, but in Victoria (Australia) health issues (which includes addiction) is only listed as the cause for 2% of homelessness [1]. Now obviously this doesn't necessarily give the whole picture - for example, DV accounts for 35%, but it's possible that the violence is exacerbated by drug use.

[1] https://vincentcare.org.au/our-services/homelessness-statist...