Regan pulled the plug on the asylums. Maybe there were reasons for it back then, but the system should have been reformed and not shut down. I used to see the vans relase the insane on market street in San Francisco late at night. It was awful to watch because every one of those guys needed help. These days lots of homeless are just drug addicts but back in the early 90's they were mostly mental and needed help but there was nowhere for them to go.
Regan pulled the plug on the asylums. Maybe there were reasons for it back then, but the system should have been reformed and not shut down. I used to see the vans relase the insane on market street in San Francisco late at night. It was awful to watch because every one of those guys needed help. These days lots of homeless are just drug addicts but back in the early 90's they were mostly mental and needed help but there was nowhere for them to go.