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"People don't become homeless because of poverty...they become and stay destitute because of mental illness and addiction." If you're right the 20 percent incr
by jackfrost 14y ago
"People don't become homeless because of poverty...they become and stay destitute because of mental illness and addiction."
If you're right the 20 percent increase in homelessness over the last two years (according to the article) should correspond to a similar increase in mental illness and addiction. I highly doubt the data would support that.
- killerdark 14y agoAs long as unemployment stays at a reasonable level, even people with some mental/addiction issues will be able to hang on. But as unemployment stays high they will slowly be weeded out, possibly because they are more likely to be fired/have to switch jobs due to their problems. As soon as you hit rock bottom (first get unemployed, then loose the house and car) and you're already dealing with either mental issues or addictions (or both), those problems will get worse and your odds of getting a job will go down even more.