Most homeless, even here in NY, aren't homeless because they are mentally ill. Most of the chronically (decade+) homeless are. Most homeless here in the states

Most homeless, even here in NY, aren't homeless because they are mentally ill. Most of the chronically (decade+) homeless are. Most homeless here in the states are transitionally homeless - usually for less than a month. Usually they're families, homeless for economic reasons. I'd be willing to wager that the ratio of mentally ill (I consider alcoholism and drug addiction to be mental illnesses) homeless to economically homeless are similar in both countries.