The Trump administration has made a move to address homelessness with an executive order to bring back facilities to house those with mental illness or drug addiction.
President Donald Trump issued a July 24 executive order titled “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets.”
The administration says that chronic homelessness is often fueled by addiction and mental illness, which has led to safety concerns in many cities.
The White House stated that during the last administration, a record of more than 274,000 individuals were found to be experiencing homelessness.
The order pushes local governments to redirect the homeless to “long-term institutional settings for humane treatment through the appropriate use of civil commitment.”…