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ovcourse November 6th, 2017 11:12pm

Do you think that the majority of bums living on the streets are mentally ill?

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theNobamist straight lives matter
11/08/17 12:05 am

Re-open (better, make new!) the mental hospitals!
As for veterans, the VA doesn't have a good record; let them use the new hospitals.

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historylover Navy Seawolves
11/07/17 9:06 am

Long-term homeless people have mental illness and/or substance abuse problems. There are a magnitude of programs to help homeless people if they no longer want to live on the streets. The courts have ruled that homeless people cannot be forced to abandon street life. Living on the street may be a misguided choice, but it is a choice to refuse help from the numerous agencies, organizations, and people who offer them assistance.

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BlackC
11/06/17 10:02 pm

Most are veterans

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ovcourse Proud Transphobe, CA
11/07/17 7:04 am

What percentage are veterans?

crazyjane New Jersey
11/06/17 7:51 pm

Yes. Homelessness can perpetuate mental illness anyway

EarlyBird Portland
11/06/17 5:34 pm

There are mentally ill and substance abusers mostly.

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MrsCrayonWax
11/06/17 5:12 pm

I don’t think I’m qualified to make that assessment. And there are also many that simply can not afford to live where they are anymore.

ovcourse Proud Transphobe, CA
11/06/17 6:44 pm

Shouldn’t they move then?

MrsCrayonWax
11/06/17 6:57 pm

Yes, no, maybe...I’m sure it’s probably a lot of things; probably no means to move.

CrazDab Florida
11/06/17 7:59 pm

I'm not letting my friends or family live on the street. You get kicked out of place? You did something wrong. There are shelters. Homes. But they have rules too. Come and go. You get kicked out of there? 3 times? And now you are on the streets. Go for the beach I say. They have public showers. They need help. Even the government gave up on them. They need injections to make them a bit more stable 🤷‍♂️

CrazDab Florida
11/06/17 4:50 pm

Not stable. They have had many chances. Programs. Something went wrong somewhere.

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RussianThunder Russia and USA
11/06/17 4:34 pm

Sadly, I think they are.

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susanr Colorado
11/06/17 4:31 pm

I'm voting normal here, basically because I don't like the characterization of the mentally ill as "crazy." I think that's rather unkind.

Think of veterans with mental issues, maybe PTSD. No matter what one may think of them personally and privately, I'd rather not see them referred to that way publicly. And I'm not going to call people who served our country and came back damaged as a result "crazy."

And that's just one example, but it's one that tugs at my heart the hardest.

Maybe I can be a bit less emotional, and think about what constitutes "normal" another time.

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4JC Christian Pastors Wife
11/06/17 5:27 pm

I agree with all you’ve said, Susan! But I still voted crazy, even though I do NOT like that word for them, because the question itself said mentally ill, and I DO believe that a large number of both our homeless and those in prisons are mentally ill.

This is a result of the shutting down of mental health institutes of decades ago. I felt that was a major mistake then, and I still do. We need MORE quality mental health facilities, not less!

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JackTorS Mostly peaceful polling
11/06/17 5:34 pm

I agree.
People that disrespect our veterans who return home with grave psychological wounds have probably never served this country in any capacity. They don’t understand. If they did, they would never show such disrespect in the first place.

4JC Christian Pastors Wife
11/06/17 5:45 pm

I agree, Jack! But not just our veterans. If they disrespect ANYONE with mental health problems, it tells me they probably have never been around anyone with mental health problems. I have a LOT of experience in that area, with family members.

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