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re: What should we do about the homeless problem?
Posted on 10/23/17 at 8:18 am to AUstar
Posted on 10/23/17 at 8:18 am to AUstar
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The vast majority of them are severely mentally ill (schizophrenia and the like). Most of them are not just "down on their luck" but are incapable of doing a whole lot.
This.
Mentall illness, alcohol and drug addiction. Or all the above. There is no other reason for a person to REMAIN on the street.
I can see a very small percent of people who lose a job or a business closes ending up “down on their luck”, but those folks end up in shelters. They end up finding programs and safety nets that can get them into housing and a job of some sort.
Drunks, junkies, and bipolar people aren’t too good at filling out forms.
This post was edited on 10/23/17 at 8:46 am
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Posted on 10/23/17 at 8:21 am to LSU alum wannabe
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The vast majority of them are severely mentally ill (schizophrenia and the like). Most of them are not just "down on their luck" but are incapable of doing a whole lot.
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A relatively small percentage of all homeless people nationwide — 13% to 15% — are mentally ill, but their symptoms — paranoia and delusions — draw attention and mislead others into thinking their numbers are greater, Culhane said.
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In my experience, the overwhelming majority are addicts.
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