LOS ANGELES -- There is a clear link between mental illness and homelessness, but in many cases that mental illness is caused by being homeless.
"You kind of come here broken. At least I did. And you know, you kind of put yourself together again with the resources they have here," says Jillian Thayer, a resident of the Oasis. There are no signs marking the entrance, but the Oasis is a 40-bed facility designed to help women heal from the trauma of the streets while waiting for placement in permanent housing. The fact it's so close to Skid Row is intentional.
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