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Old 05-03-2016, 10:10 AM
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Drugs, alcohol, or mental issues, this person needs help and assistance, not jail. Our society can not just toss people into the human wastebasket.


Unfortunately we do not provide the care that so many need. With the deinstitutionalization of mental health facilities during the 1970s came the supposed promise of outpatient care on a much larger scale. That promise was never kept, and now so many with mental health issues are homeless and on the streets. As bad is the situation with our vets. The VA has failed to provide care for many with PTSD, so they end up homeless as well. And few facilities - outpatient and inpatient- are capable of caring for those with mental health problems AND drug abuse issues.
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