Everyone has a different background and story.
Mine started with a judge who decided in error against me in my divorce which financially ruined me.
8 years later i became disabled and unable to work.
Then I lost my home and the remaining of my family and all those who I thought were my friends.
Then I moved into my RV.
Then it got wrecked and towed, when I got it back from the tow yard, everything of value was gone, and then the yard person completely destroyed it bringing it out.
Then I moved into a tent for a year.
Then I got the conversion van that I'm presently living in.
All this time I'm awaiting approval from disability for monthly checks that even though I'm eligible for max pay (2560) will not be enough to live on unless I continue to live in my van.
I've met and seen a lot of people out here.
There are many reasons people are out here, but drug addiction is usually secondary, as it becomes necessary to mentally survive out here.
In no particular order, these are the top reasons people are out here.
1. Mental illnesses
2. Unaffordable Housing
3. Unfair Divorce
4. Lifestyle Choice
5. Unemployment
Have a look at the local government of the areas that have the highest levels of 'Homelessness' It is probably their policies that have lead to the increases in 'Homelessness'. But that will not be the case for those Ex-Service men and women who have a greater tendency to move away from urban areas if not go 'off grid' completely.
I think they don't have any family to help them. No support system in their life.
People living paycheck to paycheck can become homeless very fast and if they don't have family and friends to help them until they find another job, they end up on the streets homeless.
Sometimes a person needs just one person to give them a leg up!
If you want to help someone from adding to the homeless population, then help them for God's sake, help them.
Give of yourself - especially if you have more than enough like some people do on here, but they are shellfish and don't want to share anything with someone who is down and out.
Their attitude is "I went to college and nobody helped me_ which is a crock of shit - you had your family to help you. Don't fricken lie about it.
People committing crimes and finding it hard to find employment after that
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It is a complex issue. Drug and alcohol is part of it but in many cases people fail at life and fall behind and never catch up. I see people all the time that get into a training program and are given free tuition, free tutors and extra help and they fail to do the work and just want to play video games. They fail despite haveing a good opportunity to make their lives better. Covid has made people expect a handout.
The American mentality. Americans believe in always standing on your own two feet and its wrong to help people who are struggling. So instead of catching people as they begin to slip they let them fall beyond the point of no return.
Addiction falls under mental illness.
It’s a combination of factors. A deplorable economic system is high on the list, but mental illness is right up there too.
Between 50 - 90% of homeless people have brain injuries - I think it was 80% - God will send the Christian’s who accuse them of being drug addicts to hell
A lot of factors such as depression which leads to addiction which leads to homelessness plus the root cause which capitalism and a government who over pays a minority and excludes lower class.
All of the above, but mainly housing is too damn expensive and minimum wage just doesn't cover the expenses of many adults who work for a minimum wage so they can easily find themselves homeless with one bad break.
Main cause is people losing their job without having an emergency fund to support them until they get a job.
Multiple reasons. I’d say the top is addiction and mental illness.
The implementation of socialist policies that most people won't notice because it is slowly being pushed one policy at a time and idiots fall for it because it just sounds good.
usually they spend their money on drugs but under biden it increased more n faster.
@abc3643 How is the GOP responsible for homelessness? Every time Democrats get into office, homelessness doubles in the U. S. It has doubled from what it was in 2019 since Biden's been in office.
People with lots of money will always tell you how important it is that they get more money regardless of the suffering of others...
I don’t know about “all of the above equally”, but certainly all those factors play a role for sure.
In my experience though, many homeless people don’t seem particularly right in the head.
The thought that anyone else is going to help you, least of all, the government.
Mostly it is to many people making bad decisions. That is my thought any how.
Poorly run country not in the interest of it's citizens but of corporations.
USA is underdeveloped. Greetings from Italy 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇷🇺
It has to be because they have no money or job to rent one.
Drugs and mental illness.
u lack of house
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