Commentary: Crisis everywhere, but who’s been successful in helping solve the problem?

Homelessness crisis, opioid epidemic, rampant substance abuse. We’ve heard about the problems, but have you heard about anybody successfully combating these problems?Millions of taxpayer dollars are spent on increased enforcement, more jail beds, new homeless shelters and drug diversion programs. But are these actually solving the problem? And is the status quo a productive use of taxpayer dollars?One thing is clear: Locking people up behind bars does not address the root causes that led t