Homeless, rest stops and all the chasing after solutions....is no different then chasing your tail. When oh when will "we" start to tackle actual solutions. Homeless is a temporary state for the functional..days, weeks, months and who are engaged in getting off the street. The challenge is all without "housing" are lumped together - yet the needs are vastly different when approaching the challenge of the chronically homeless. There is no reason to be homeless for "year's" unless impaired by mental illness, addiction or both.  Short version..States closed hospitals and programs (which included housing/support) for the mentally ill in the 70's with the plan to shift resources to the local communities. It never happened as promised. Where are the mentally ill now?...on the streets or in local jails, where they go untreated. We and the Nation know it's time to step up and re-engage in funding treatment. It's expensive, it's necessary and at the heart of reducing homelessness. But how?