NO area of this country is immune from these same problems.  

As the mom of a mentally ill adult child, our greatest fear is having our child become homeless.  Does no drugs, does not drink, does not get a government check - qualifies, but has no insight to illness and won't apply.  Gets jobs but can't hold them - that's what mental illness does to so many.  On the street they become victims.  So many that are homeless ARE mentally ill, and they are easy marks.  They have little to no insight as to the consequences of what people will convince them to do or convince them to give up.  There is always the chance that there will be a time when it is not safe for us to have our child in our home anymore.  Then what...on the streets?  

Hateful talk/actions will not help with the problems.  People with warrants should be arrested and face their consequences.  Don't agree with TAFY in a lot of areas.  Can't please us all.  We all just have to keep trying however we can.