Yes, indeed. The mentally ill account for a majority of the homeless in So. Cal. 30 years ago those people would have been locked up under medical supervision but the state decided it was cheaper to close down most of the “insane asylums” and release the nuts back on the streets. Just provide them with free medication and food stamps and let the chips fall where they may.
Blame the closing of the mental institutions on the movies TITICUT FOLLIES and ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST.