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> Most homeless people in America are people who has some form of mental illness or have suffered from some traumatic event. This isn't true, why does it get r
by magicalist 5y ago
> Most homeless people in America are people who has some form of mental illness or have suffered from some traumatic event.
This isn't true, why does it get repeated so often.
Was this just something you've heard before and didn't double check before posting it?
- jwagenet 5y agoMy understanding in San Francisco is the majority of (visible) unhoused fit the GP description as those who are not mentally ill do make extensive use of shelter services and other avenues to be off the street. Whereas those with mental illness or drug issues do not.
- jjeaff 5y agoAre you sure it's not true? Perhaps they should be more specific in that the majority of "long term" homelessness is due to mental illness or drug addiction. Usually, when people refer to homelessness, they are talking about the people living on park benches and pushing around shopping carts or sleeping off their last high sprawled out on the sidewalk. Most of these people need mental health care. Not just a home.