> Also, homelessness itself can trigger mental issues across the general population who previously were well to do. I'm sure it does but I'm genuinely curious

> Also, homelessness itself can trigger mental issues across the general population who previously were well to do. I'm sure it does but I'm genuinely curious whether this legitimately drives a significant increase in mental issues. Anecdotally as someone who's always been able bodied thus able to find day labor doing mindless unskilled work like moving drywall even in the worst economies, I find homelessness to be less stressful as the responsibilities and day to day worries just were much more basic. It takes maybe 2 hours of day labor a day to live a luxurious by homeless standard existence (plenty of money for food, drink, patching tent/shelter, maintaining excellent REI-tier outdoor clothing that ensure you're nice and warm in all climates, etc). By contrast, now that I have legal residence-zoned housing (in my state I could be found in violation of child negligence laws if I don't provide whatever CPS considers adequate shelter, so I have no choice) I find my stresses and worries to be much higher as the amount of money needed to maintain artificially limited thus expensive housing to be significantly higher. If you are of sound body and mind, free of addiction and able and willing to work a couple hours a day (which believe it or not, lots of shitty jobs will tolerate you not being showered or whatever just fine), being homeless can be a pretty easy and low worry - even freeing - existence.