“There was however, a group of 507 individuals who were permanent street dwellers [in Miami.] These 507 were not indigent, down-on-their-luck families. They were single people and every one of them was mentally ill.” PeopleIndividualGroupsStreetsLuckIllPermanentMiamiMentally IllDwellersSingle People Book:Crazy: A Father's Search Through America's Mental Health Madness Source: Crazy: A Father's Search Through America's Mental Health Madness
“Mental illnesses are so frightening and there's so much ignorance about them that I think it comforts people to think, 'Oh, well, it happens to these people because they deserve it.'” PeopleThinkingWellsHappensIgnoranceComfortDeserveIllnessMental IllnessFrighteningOh Well Author:Pete Earley
“People with mental illnesses are dying on our streets. More than 350,000 are in jails and prisons. Most are people whose only real crime is they got sick.” PeopleRealStreetsDyingCrimeSickPrisonIllnessMental IllnessJail Author:Pete Earley