Of topic, I know, but I find it ironic (in a bad way) that the US put many of these people on the street to save them from the even worse conditions that existe

Of topic, I know, but I find it ironic (in a bad way) that the US put many of these people on the street to save them from the even worse conditions that existed in state hospitals[1]. As somebody with a loved-one with a serious mental illness, I don't find where we've landed to be an improvement. 1. http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/31/9/2138.full?sid=486ea982-0fd5-4e93-9150-1c01aec2b7ab http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/31/9/2138.full?sid=...