Now, when a person does succumb to a psychotic break, they mostly show up disoriented at a hospital emergency ward, where they are directed to a psychiatric unit.
Dr. Bill MacEwan, a psychiatrist and leading researcher into housing and mental illness, walks the halls of an SRO apartment block in the Downtown Eastside on Feb. 2, 2023.The people inside, most in their 30s and 40s, looked beaten down. Some talked to themselves. The odour of marijuana filled the air. There was a plastic box to deposit used needles, but the room set aside for so-called “safe injections” was locked. Nobody used it.
My father was a bit of a square and old-fashioned, dressing better than most, in sweaters and leather shoes he bought himself. He watched The Lawrence Welk Show. I never saw him angry, although he often seemed tense. To some extent, his restraint protected him.Article content If your illness is not making you feel “crazy” to begin, the drugs will push you over the line into psychosis. Despite campaigns devoted to a “safer” drug supply, decriminalization, supervised-injection sites and anti-stigma programs,If my dad had not had stable housing, he would have been vulnerable to such a fate.
There is significant hope for recovery for most people with serious mental illness, even those who have spent a decade homeless, according to Somers’ studies. But it can’t be realized without support and treatment. And when Somers talks to police officers, they say they need more guidance on dealing with the growing host of mentally ill people, most of whom are addicted. Yet, as Somers says: “No one’s listening.”The atmosphere conveys calm and order inside Victory House. It is a palpable mood change from the seedy SRO.
And your pals the libs closed them down
Not just adequate housing. Treatment and care is key . That's missing from the headline.
Not cool. Time to reorganize bc housing… start firing people and bring in people with goals and ambitions
Lets start at the Beginnings of Problems🆘 DrugDealers Traffickers = Drugs = Mentalillness = Homelessness = Death To Solve these Problems We need to Start where/why it Started Prevention = RoundUp ALL DrugDealers Traffickers (aka-Murderers)& JAIL them for LIFE SOLVED
Sofa couches. Offer leases for RVs and truck TRAILERS. OFFER STORAGE ROOMS/STORAGE LOCKERS. GIVE THEM FREE COMMUNITY CENTRE POOL PASSES TO SHOWER AND BATHE. To swim.
Quality down and costs up!