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Homelessness is overwhelmingly caused by economic issues[1][2], even in the Bay area[3], which are certainly exacerbated by mental health issues. [1] https://w
by darpa_escapee 8y ago
Homelessness is overwhelmingly caused by economic issues[1][2], even in the Bay area[3], which are certainly exacerbated by mental health issues.
[1] https://www.nlchp.org/documents/Homeless_Stats_Fact_Sheet https://www.nlchp.org/documents/Homeless_Stats_Fact_Sheet
[2] http://homelessresourcenetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Causes-of-Homelessness.jpg http://homelessresourcenetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/0...
[3] https://www.spur.org/publications/urbanist-article/2017-10-23/homelessness-bay-area https://www.spur.org/publications/urbanist-article/2017-10-2...
- tathougies 8y agoI have no doubt homelessness in San Francisco is caused by poverty. However, San Francisco is not california. Do your data apply to California as a whole, or just the bay? San Francisco is a very bad choice in city to extrapolate from.
- darpa_escapee 8y agoI supplied numbers for homelessness in general, and homelessness in SF. Homelessness, in general and in SF, is overwhelming caused by economic issues.