>> I live in the Netherlands and I think the numbers are the same here. 80% of the homeless in the Netherlands suffer from mental illnesses. Source (in Dutch):

>> I live in the Netherlands and I think the numbers are the same here. 80% of the homeless in the Netherlands suffer from mental illnesses. Source (in Dutch): http://www.ontmoeting.org/dak_thuislozen http://www.ontmoeting.org/dak_thuislozen I guess the explanation for the difference is that the social security system in the Netherlands is better, so there's less chance for ending up in the street when you lose your job.