He’s got great intentions and really would take the help if he was in the right place.”In California, a quarter of the 161,000 people experiencing homelessness also have a severe mental illness. “We cannot continue to treat people with mental health issues by locking them in a cage,” he said in a statement. Governments at all levels have been disinvesting in mental health for decades. Mental health experts say the U.S. needs more of everything: in-patient beds, out-patient treatment and longer-term housing. Yet that can seem fantastical with public health underfunded, social workers overwhelmed and housing prices out of reach, especially in the prohibitively expensive San Francisco Bay Area.

Source: ABC News August 07, 2021 15:45 UTC