A lot of the push was as anti-psychotics were introduced, they thought the invalids could function in society again. It's clearly not true for a significant population. The guy Penny eended up killing was arrested something like 42 times. About 90% of our homeless problems could be handled by simply stating after the first violent outburst "Either six months in jail or institution. Pick one."
Me and the wife have had discussions about this! I'm going to send it to her and see what she thinks. She's been in psych for 14 years I think or 11. A goodly chunk of that as house supervisor and she volunteers in Galveston County's emergency response for disasters.
A lot of the push was as anti-psychotics were introduced, they thought the invalids could function in society again. It's clearly not true for a significant population. The guy Penny eended up killing was arrested something like 42 times. About 90% of our homeless problems could be handled by simply stating after the first violent outburst "Either six months in jail or institution. Pick one."
Me and the wife have had discussions about this! I'm going to send it to her and see what she thinks. She's been in psych for 14 years I think or 11. A goodly chunk of that as house supervisor and she volunteers in Galveston County's emergency response for disasters.