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    1 year ago

    Mental health issues caused them to be homeless. People with severe Bipolar, borderline, or schizoeffective disorders can’t function in society without being heavily medicated, and a choice was made to not take that medication (I don’t blame them. Anitsychotics have super shitty side effects).

    Sure, homelessness might make it worse, but their illness is what led to the homelessness.






  • A large part of the problem is that many don’t want help. Taking antipsychotics sucks in a huge way, as well as quitting most hard drugs. (these demographics account for ~80% of the chronically homeless)

    Universal Healthcare won’t change much since you currently can’t force someone to take their meds or quit drugs.

    Chronic homelessness is a problem that won’t be solved by throwing more housing or money at it. It’s a super nuanced problem that requires changes at a societal level to address (which won’t happen)

    A lot of people seem to think the majority of homeless are those who are just down on their luck, but that’s just not true.