I don’t want the alternative - I’m saying it would take a lot of work and I think some will never make it. Just saw your post about the homeless vet shelter so you know what I mean - retraining people to live in a normal society.
For many years I trained welfare/food stamp recipients on how to look for work. Those that wanted off the system were usually successful, but those that were happy on the dole stayed on it. And we were paying for them to go to college or trade school.