![]() In the 1970s the public was assured that modern psychiatry could now successfully treat most mentally ill patients with drugs, and that these patients could be released into “the community”. Is there a man reading this who isn’t at least a little intrigued by the modern day Diogenes? If there was a realistic way to isolate the 20% it would be fascinating to learn where they prefer to be and why. Tramps (ie those who prefer the vagrant lifestyle) - 20% Years ago, the Derb mentioned the mnemonic CATO as an easy way to recall the rough distribution of reasons why the homeless are homeless.Ĭrazy (or more charitably, those suffering from mental illness) - 40%Īddicted (hard drug users who can’t or won’t kick the habit) - 30% At the risk of sounding flippant, if I had to be homeless somewhere, Hawaii is where I’d want to end up. Men comprise 70% of the US homeless population.Īs the tragic Pacific Islander figure suggests, Hawaii has the highest rate of homelessness in the country. Here are the US rates per 10,000 people by race as of 2019: In a previous discussion thread a question about the racial dimension of homelessness.
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