homeless

This post is going to be very long, and very heavy. It is going to cover some very intense material. I strongly encourage you to read through to the end. <3 Approximately 20-25% of homeless Americans have mental illness. Approximately 600,000 people are homeless (564708 on a specific night in January 2015). That means that an estimated 150,000 people are homeless and with a mental illness. The statistics on how many people are homeless because of their mental illness have not (at least that I could find) been measured, however mental illness was listed as one of the top three reasons for homelessness in 2008. If you haven’tRead More →