system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: How does homelessness occur in First World countries? What are the best solutions for reducing homelessness that have worked in the past?

If I give a homeless person some money would that be detrimental to the cause?
gpt
You will find the vast majority of homeless people in Canada (where living on the streets is definitely never a 'choice' in winter, as opposed to Hawaii) are there because of mental health problems. There are resources for them, but they have problems using them because of mental problems, which in an essence makes the resources useless. The mental health problems can range from schizophrenia to bipolarism and just plain overaggression.