CSS must respond better to people whose problematic behavior may lead to criminal acts. Also, this problem calls for a dramatic improvement in jail mental health care. Housing and homelessness . Perhaps homelessness is the worst case of community neglect. Many homeless adults have a serious brain disorder.
Consumers living in poverty have a very hard time finding affordable housing.
Solving this problem will require multiple strategies. Disincentives to employment must be eliminated. Better employment supports are needed. And mental health systems must develop a better track record of housing development, Recovery . Evidence from ODMH supported recovery projects finds that consumer organized support services provide a strong boost to professionally provided interventions.