There is a deep link between homelessness, mental illness, and substance abuse: • "Seventy-eight percent of the homeless inmates with a severe mental disorder had co-occurring substance-related disorders." /2
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According to a study of the San Francisco County Jail: • "People who were homeless and who were identified as having mental disorders ... accounted for a substantial proportion of persons who were incarcerated in the criminal justice system." /1pic.twitter.com/nbQix33zS6
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There is greater risk of violence with this population: • "Inmates with dual diagnoses were more likely to be homeless and to be charged with violent crimes than other inmates." /3
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This is the deepest challenge for cities like San Francisco, Seattle, and Los Angeles: how to create successful policies to deal with a large population of people who suffer from the "perilous trifecta" of homelessness, mental illness, and addiction simultaneously. /end
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