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Shocking, Scotty and the left lied about who makes up the homeless population.
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Do you recall the claim that only a 1/3 of the homeless population have a mental illness or substance abuse issue? Yeah, that was all bullshit by the Homeless industrial complex.
An analysis of the underlying data performed by the LA Times came up with dramatically different results. In fact the results are nearly the opposite of what was presented to officials:
The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, which conducts the annual count, narrowly interpreted the data to produce much lower numbers. In its presentation of the results to elected officials earlier this year, the agency said only 29% of the homeless population had either a mental illness or substance abuse disorder and, therefore, 71% “did not have a serious mental illness and/or report substance use disorder.”
The Times, however, found that about 67% had either a mental illness or a substance abuse disorder. Individually, substance abuse affects 46% of those living on the streets — more than three times the rate previously reported — and mental illness, including post-traumatic stress disorder, affects 51% of those living on the streets, according to the analysis…
The findings lend statistical support to the public’s frequent association of mental illness, physical disabilities and substance abuse with homelessness.
https://hotair.com/archives/john-s-2/2019/10/08/la-times-mental-illness-substance-abuse-far-common/
An analysis of the underlying data performed by the LA Times came up with dramatically different results. In fact the results are nearly the opposite of what was presented to officials:
The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, which conducts the annual count, narrowly interpreted the data to produce much lower numbers. In its presentation of the results to elected officials earlier this year, the agency said only 29% of the homeless population had either a mental illness or substance abuse disorder and, therefore, 71% “did not have a serious mental illness and/or report substance use disorder.”
The Times, however, found that about 67% had either a mental illness or a substance abuse disorder. Individually, substance abuse affects 46% of those living on the streets — more than three times the rate previously reported — and mental illness, including post-traumatic stress disorder, affects 51% of those living on the streets, according to the analysis…
The findings lend statistical support to the public’s frequent association of mental illness, physical disabilities and substance abuse with homelessness.
https://hotair.com/archives/john-s-2/2019/10/08/la-times-mental-illness-substance-abuse-far-common/
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Your bet? No facts to back it up? Great post.
But the party of the people won’t acknowledge it. Because it shows how they have ignored mental health and addiction issues and further illustrates that they are the party of expansion and preservation of government. Not it’s citizens.
But if people buy Their lie, they can keep saying it’s the mean rich, white guys fault and wash their hands of it.
There's also this "But neither the UCLA study nor the Times analysis suggests that these disabilities and health conditions alone cause people to end up on the streets. Elected officials and researchers largely agree that California’s affordable housing crisis and poverty are the primary drivers of homelessness."
There's also this "But neither the UCLA study nor the Times analysis suggests that these disabilities and health conditions alone cause people to end up on the streets. Elected officials and researchers largely agree that California’s affordable housing crisis and poverty are the primary drivers of homelessness."
If you're a drug addict who wants to support your drug habit by committing crimes, California is the place to go. You will not be prosecuted for your drug use and if you keep your crimes limited to shoplifting and breaking into cars you won't even be arrested.