"People with untreated psychiatric
illnesses comprise one-third, or between 150,000 and 200,000 people, of
the estimated 744,000 homeless population. The quality of life for these
individuals is abysmal. Many are victimized regularly. One study found
that 28 percent of homeless people with previous psychiatric
hospitalizations obtained some food from garbage cans and 8 percent used
garbage cans as a primary food source." Source: Psychlaws, Treatment Advocacy Center
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Saturday, September 20, 2008
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