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Trump turns homelessness response away from housing, toward forced treatment

President Trump, in 2025, is implementing a new approach to homelessness, shifting away from the established Housing First policy, which prioritizes immediate housing, towards mandated treatment and encampment sweeps.
The shift stems from criticisms of the Housing First approach, with some arguing it enables addiction and that a treatment-first model, coupled with addressing mental health, is necessary for self-sufficiency.
Trump's new strategy includes establishing 'tent cities' on government land for relocation, mandating mental health and addiction treatment, potentially imposing fines or jail time, and cutting funding for taxpayer-subsidized housing initiatives.
Scott Turner, head of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, has outlined massive funding cuts and called for a review of taxpayer spending, while Trump stated, "Our once-great cities have become unlivable, unsanitary nightmares."
This overhaul has sparked concern among experts who argue that criminalizing homelessness and hindering access to services will worsen the crisis, while a systematic review of 26 studies found that Housing First programs decreased homelessness by 88% compared to treatment-first approaches.

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