What have mayor and council done to address homelessness, addiction and mental health? - CBC
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If London's homelessness and drug-use crisis seems more severe than it did four years ago, when Londoners elected a new mayor and council, that's because the number of people experiencing homelessness has grown. But front-line workers say that doesn't necessarily mean efforts by agencies, city staff and municipal politicians aren't working. Rather, they say the need has grown faster than the community's ability to respond. "Despite the efforts we've made, it's not getting better out there. We're frustrated," said Scott Courtice, executive director of London InterCommunity Health Centre, which provides health services to some of the city's most vulnerable residents. "The challenge is, we aren't getting enough people inside, and more people are becoming homeless faster than we can keep up. That is a product of the housing market. "In 2022, 57,000 people were homeless across Ontario. That number jumped to 85,000 in 2025, Courtice said. Homeless report makes case that investments are working, but more are needed"We're seeing this in London and it's frustrating, but this is a provincial trend in every municipality — large, small, urban, rural.
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