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30. I have a mentally ill child who has been homeless for many years

Sat Jul 2, 2016, 10:15 PM

Jul 2016

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I saw her last a little over 4 years ago but have spoken with her fairly recently when she telephoned me. She gets SSI (or can get it) and has gone back and forth with living inside and outside. She bounces between Reno and Seattle. As I understand it, she doesn't like to take her meds and is more comfortable hustling on the streets than going to school to learn a trade in which she could never hold a job. She is college educated but never graduated. Drugs and alcohol may be a factor in her life but they are not the main problem; she is schizophrenic, bipolar and may have PTSD. I think most homeless people don't like to or can't play by the rules for whatever reason. Drug and alcohol use is a way to self medicate and can reflect rule breaking/poor decision making skills. Just giving my daughter a grip of money would not be good for her and if it didn't kill her would at the very least be a complete waste of money. It would not have a long term effect on the situation at all.

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San Francisco homelessness Q&A: Frequently asked questions, answers [View all] yuiyoshida Jun 2016 OP

Lots of cities who reduced or "got rid of" their homeless problem xfundy Jun 2016 #1

Read my number 2 perfect logical and easy solution yeoman6987 Jun 2016 #3

I think if San Francisco fails the rest of the country is doomed. yeoman6987 Jun 2016 #2

Why do you think a one-time $5000 payout would "solve" the problem? Recursion Jun 2016 #5

Many homeless are addicts or have other types of mental illness. They go hand in hand. Socal31 Jun 2016 #7

I agree. Getting them back on their feet with some kind of permanent housing, smirkymonkey Jul 2016 #21

What, exactly, will a *5 thousand payout* do long-term for the homeless? SMC22307 Jul 2016 #23

Double that to 10K (I am homeless) ghostsinthemachine Jul 2016 #26

Honestly o just through 5 grand out there for the scenario yeoman6987 Jul 2016 #27

The addict is NOT the majority of homeless ghostsinthemachine Jul 2016 #29

Billions for war, very little to help the homeless. sarcasmo Jun 2016 #4

San Francisco spends about $300 million per year on services for the homeless Recursion Jun 2016 #6

San Francisco doesn't have a large homeless problem Sen. Walter Sobchak Jun 2016 #8

The article says 6,000 homeless yuiyoshida Jun 2016 #10

But why are they homeless? Sen. Walter Sobchak Jun 2016 #11

The article clearly states why they are homeless yuiyoshida Jul 2016 #14

The insane and inebriated haven't been priced out of their apartments any time recently. Sen. Walter Sobchak Jul 2016 #15

You do know there is a housing crisis in the city now? yuiyoshida Jul 2016 #18

Of course I know that, Sen. Walter Sobchak Jul 2016 #20

Are they not homeless? Iggo Jun 2016 #12

Indeed they are Sen. Walter Sobchak Jun 2016 #13

We really need to bring back state funded residential psychiatric/addiction care. smirkymonkey Jul 2016 #22

But how? Sen. Walter Sobchak Jul 2016 #24

I don't know. We need a new model and we need to stop putting our imperialist ambitions above smirkymonkey Jul 2016 #25

Republicans are not in charge of San Francisco or California for that matter yeoman6987 Jul 2016 #28

This really ought to be a federal issue because homeless people migrate to places they can survive. hunter Jun 2016 #9

The homeless were an issue for us on our first and last trip there.... TipTok Jul 2016 #16

Doesn't San Fransisco have the highest rent in the country? Initech Jul 2016 #17

Not sure a cap would be allowed but yes yuiyoshida Jul 2016 #31

I've only been to San Francisco one time Texasgal Jul 2016 #19

I have a mentally ill child who has been homeless for many years worstexever Jul 2016 #30