Meanwhile, mental health institutions were closed enmasse due to Mental Health Systems Act of 1980[1][2] leaving the homeless folks largely … untreated, by forc

Meanwhile, mental health institutions were closed enmasse due to Mental Health Systems Act of 1980[1][2] leaving the homeless folks largely … untreated, by force or not. [1] https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/senate-bill/1177 https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/senate-bill/1177 [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_Health_Systems_Act_of_1980 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_Health_Systems_Act_of_1...