New Poll: Tulsans Give City Council Failing Grade on Efforts to Address Rising Homelessness
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Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Absent from the city’s housing-centric approach are efforts and additional resources to address what 58 percent of Tulsans see as the root causes of homelessness – addiction and mental illness.
Key Points:
- Absent from the city’s housing-centric approach are efforts and additional resources to address what 58 percent of Tulsans see as the root causes of homelessness – addiction and mental illness.
- The Tulsa Housing, Homelessness & Mental Health Task Force recently put forth nine policy recommendations to address homelessness.
- 58% of Tulsans see addiction and mental illness as the root causes of homelessness, compared to a lack of affordable housing at 13%.
- 53% see mental health and substance abuse recovery programs as more effective in reducing long-term homelessness than subsidized housing, which garners a mere 16%.