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Yea this post is interesting indeed. I'm surprised at the amount of people unwilling to put forth an effort towards family members in need. No matter how bad the situation is, you can always step in and help.

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People, if you knowingly let someone live on the streets for years on end. You are just as much part of the problem. If they're living on the streets due to drugs, you need to make them get help. This sounds too blunt, but you don't have to be in their face about it. Get into their head as much as possible, and convince them what they're doing is wrong. The best way to get them into treatment as soon as possible is to get them involved in a <a href="http://www.goldenrule.com/health/short-term-health.shtml">short term health insurance</a> plan, because you know they won't have the money to go through rehab. If you think this is too much to do for your own family member, then you need to step back and re-evaluate your life. Now if someone you know is living on the streets not due to drugs or violence, but just plain old bad financial decisions, then you need to grab them up immediately and lay down a structure for them. Invite them into your home for a set dat. Draw out a plan for them to see. Explain exactly what you will and won't do to help them, and you will be surprised at how much someone can change with the proper help.

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