As Mental Health Support Wanes, Many Doomed to Homelessness
The Dallas Morning News – May 3, 2009
Summary: According to a recent article in the Dallas Morning News, the lack of mental health services is especially acute in the state of Texas, which ranks 48th nationwide in spending on mental health care for its poorest residents. One result is chronic homelessness among the mentally ill. “The bottom line is we have a housing affordability crisis, and it most negatively affects people on very low incomes”, said Dennis Culhane, a University of Pennsylvania professor who has done extensive research on homelessness. Culhane said that there are “a lot of homeless people who get social services, shelters, mental health services, all of which does nothing to solve their housing problem.”