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DO SOMETHING! Linda's avatar

Is Austin State Hospital still operational? I've always noticed an increase in mentally populations around placed that were once catchment areas back when we had MHMR centers. Corsicana had a lot. Mexia had a lot...

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It did... until its funding was cut:

Once a national model, Utah struggles with homelessness

Experts attributed the drop [in homelessness] to a “Housing First” policy, adopted by the state in 2005, which focused on getting people into housing, regardless of mental illness or substance abuse problems that could be treated after accommodation was secured.“The only thing I’ve ever seen that really worked in terms of reducing the number of people on the street was the Housing First policy,” said Glenn Bailey, who directs Crossroads Urban Center, a Salt Lake City food pantry.“The mistake we made was stopping.”

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