Unfortunately many homeless suffer from mental illness. Have you read The Soloist or seen the movie? It is very enlightening. We have good friends who are well off financially and good parents of 4 children. One of the children has been homeless for years, not because of a lack of a support system. He drifts home occasionally and his parents have tried numerous ways to get him help. It breaks their heart and they worry constantly but he has made the choice and it seems not much can be done. A very sad situation.
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