Val's Take/Conjecture

• I would say to Denver, Aurora and the State --- the people who are chronically homeless in Colorado generally are contending with various combinations of:
  • Neuro-Developmental Disorders
  • Psychiatric Disorders
  • Brain Injury, and
  • Substance Issues
• Those are serious health issues, some requiring long term care.
• Mike Johnston's "We're gonna help people get back on their feet" ---
  • Seems absolutely clueless as to the serious and complicated health issues people are actually contending with.
• Aurora's "Tough Love" Approach and a "HARD COURT" --- that is maybe not that "hard" ---
  • Still seems an inappropriately punitive way to deal with health issues --- even if it is trying to be a step up from not so "benign neglect."
    

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Bottom Line:

Chronic Homelessness is a State Olmstead Issue.

There are a lot of ways one could think of an Olmstead Plan --- one way is as a Work Breakdown Structure  in Project Management --- maybe not quite as detailed, but it needs to have Measurable Goals, Reasonable Time Frames and Funding to support the plan..

The State of Colorado is very familiar with Project Management in a wide range of areas.

Especially in the area of Supported Housing, we need the State to bring that expertise to the table and get us a Supported Housing Plan for People with Disabilities who are Institutionalized or at risk of institutionalization and medical professionals support community living.