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Mayors and advocates urge viewing chronic homelessness as public‑health challenge; Dallas credits rapid rehousing for veterans
Summary
The mayor of Dallas told senators chronic homelessness is driven largely by untreated mental illness and addiction and described a local program that houses veterans within 90 days; advocates said homelessness and affordability require both supply‑side action and safety‑net supports.
WASHINGTON — At a Senate hearing on the state of affordable housing, the mayor of Dallas and witnesses urged policymakers to treat chronic homelessness primarily as a public‑health problem and to pair housing production with targeted social services.
Eric Johnson, mayor of Dallas, said his city “effectively ended veteran homelessness by ensuring that any veteran who falls into homelessness is housed within 90 days,” and argued that many people experience chronic…
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