Is it just me or have Seattle homeless gotten decidedly more mentally disturbed in the last few years? (besides growing in number). One in ten seemed that way when I moved here in 2012. Now it feels like 1 in 3. And a good number acting borderline dangerous, not just sad.
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Same transition is true in San Francisco and Los Angeles. There’s a terribly growing mental health crisis among the homeless, and it’s hardly above the radar of people not directly focused on the issue.
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I’d really like to know where exactly they’re coming from, how they fell through the cracks, etc.
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Cc talked about this phenomenon on a recent podcast appearance of his. “Collapse is already here, it’s just unevenly distributed.”
open.spotify.com/episode/5F1rQb
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199X:. Got off the bus to investigate downtown, had some idea that the big city was interesting. 10 seconds in, gnarly looking dude tries to sell me meth or similar. Turned investigation elsewhere.
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If Seattle is anything like Madison, the city is doing an admirable job helping the young/stable/sober escape the streets.
Those left are the perpetually homeless burdened by old age, mental illness, and self-destructive behavior, which distorts our perception of the population.






