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It isn't a national problem, it is a local one and almost entirely the result of local zoning and drug addict/mental health outreach strategies. San Diego has
by mobilefriendly 9y ago
It isn't a national problem, it is a local one and almost entirely the result of local zoning and drug addict/mental health outreach strategies. San Diego has a homeless population of 14,000 out of a population of 3.3 million. Even the locals are saying the problem is strategy and leadership, not resources. http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/columnists/dan-mcswain/sd-fi-mcswain-homeless-emergency-measures-20170625-story.html http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/columnists/dan-...
- rixed 9y agoWhen I visited California I was so shocked by how many people lived in the streets that I asked several people about it and have been told this story: http://www.povertyinsights.org/2013/10/14/did-reagans-crazy-mental-health-policies-cause-todays-homelessness/ http://www.povertyinsights.org/2013/10/14/did-reagans-crazy-... If this is true, don't you think it makes it a national problem?
- Retric 9y ago2/3 of the homeless problem don't have a mental illness. Also, being homeless tends to bring any mental problems to the surface.