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Mental Illness in California: Catalyst for Crime or Criminal Offense?

Posted on April 4, 2024September 15, 2025 by Jason de Haaff

California has a worsening homelessness problem. Today, there are over 150,000 unhoused people in the state. Mental illness and homelessness have a bidirectional relationship. Often, people end up on the streets because they are unable to live within the normal confines of society. Homeless people are more likely to face violence and fall prey to […]

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