Reply #39: some facts on the homeless population

[maxanne]

from the real professionals - not some right wing newspaper article

http://www.nationalhomeless.org/who.html

In 2001, the U.S. Conference of Mayors' survey of homelessness in 27 cities found that children under the age of 18 accounted for 25.3% of the urban homeless population.

Funny, how children were left out of the 99% mentally ill drug addict story Devoir is so high on.

In its 2001 survey of 27 American cities, the U.S. Conference of Mayors found that families comprised 40% of the homeless population

Approximately 22% of the single adult homeless population suffers from some form of severe and persistent mental illness

Not exactly the same information our nice new friend has been spouting.