I think to some extent the Ricky Frew case is one of 'you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.' However, the water was not as available as it could have been.
Community Outreach is great and I see why they have the '5 days sober' rule. However, in a case like Ricky's where he is rehabing from a physical injury, can't an exception be made where they don't allow him to drink but that the 5-day rule doesn't apply? Maybe then they'd be dealing with detox, DTs, etc. though.
Or how about instead of the hospital giving cab fare and one night's motel voucher they bus him to a physical rehab center. If those don't exist for low/no income persons, perhaps they should be set up. AND I also think that mental services should go along with this. Yes, that costs money but so does emergency medical care when patients don't rehab properly.
The systems to help homeless will never be perfect and I think people will fall through the cracks, but there is much room for improvement.
Yeah, this homeless issue is a tough one. I don't see any easy answers, but it seems like the City Council is dragging their feet, to me. There is a Commission on the Homeless and I think they've come up with some proposals and, yet, nothing seems to be happening. This may not be a huge problem right now, but when winter returns, I hope they find a way to help these people get off the street.
I think to some extent the Ricky Frew case is one of 'you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.' However, the water was not as available as it could have been.
ReplyDeleteCommunity Outreach is great and I see why they have the '5 days sober' rule. However, in a case like Ricky's where he is rehabing from a physical injury, can't an exception be made where they don't allow him to drink but that the 5-day rule doesn't apply? Maybe then they'd be dealing with detox, DTs, etc. though.
Or how about instead of the hospital giving cab fare and one night's motel voucher they bus him to a physical rehab center. If those don't exist for low/no income persons, perhaps they should be set up. AND I also think that mental services should go along with this. Yes, that costs money but so does emergency medical care when patients don't rehab properly.
The systems to help homeless will never be perfect and I think people will fall through the cracks, but there is much room for improvement.
Yeah, this homeless issue is a tough one. I don't see any easy answers, but it seems like the City Council is dragging their feet, to me. There is a Commission on the Homeless and I think they've come up with some proposals and, yet, nothing seems to be happening. This may not be a huge problem right now, but when winter returns, I hope they find a way to help these people get off the street.
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