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Because Reagan and the Kennedys made it so that you need direct consent from the mentally ill person for treatment. Otherwise, nothing can be done. Mental illne
by chaostheory 5y ago
Because Reagan and the Kennedys made it so that you need direct consent from the mentally ill person for treatment. Otherwise, nothing can be done. Mental illness prevents many people from being able to hold down jobs and be independent when they are not getting needed treatment. You can't rely on the mentally ill to provide you with the real reason why they are homeless. That's a near useless survey.
80% of the homeless recover. It's mainly the mentally ill ones that stay chronic.
- masonic 5y ago>Because Reagan and the Kennedys made it so that you need direct consent No, that was the ACLU and the courts.
- chaostheory 5y agoNo, it was Reagan with the Kennedys helping promote and sponsor the legislation https://www.kqed.org/news/11209729/did-the-emptying-of-mental-hospitals-contribute-to-homelessness-here https://www.kqed.org/news/11209729/did-the-emptying-of-menta... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_Health_Systems_Act_of_1980 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_Health_Systems_Act_of_1...