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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From someone who volunteers with DC's downtown homeless--  probably over 65% of the people we serve are struggling with some form of mental illness.  Homelessness at its core is the result of Reagan's deinstitutionalization policies of the early 1980s.  Cities have been paying the price ever since.  [/quote]

So a policy from 40+ years ago is to blame for the current homeless situation? What about for a 30 year old homeless person who wasn't even born then?[/quote]

You’re not very bright. A 30 y/o homeless person today can’t be institutionalized as a result of Reagan.[/quote]

Yep. We have a family member that rotates through all of us, shelters, and living outdoors. They are significantly mentally unwell but keep it together just enough when placed on 24hr holds for us to get no help at all for him. He refuses medication and wreaks havoc on our lives. I wish we could get him into hospital. Even the few times he’s been arrested haven’t been enough to get assistance. He’ll never be ok/functional. [/quote]

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