Should Homeless People Be Allowed To Keep The Homeless

Mental illness is a great contributor to homelessness in fact, survey shows that mental illness is the third largest cause of homelessness in the United States. In 2010 a survey was taken to show the number of homeless people there were in large cities the combined total was 744,000. On the other hand, approximately one third of that population make up the homelessness are mentally ill to be specific that is 250,000 people and this number is growing even to this day. These mentally ill people have an option to go to a mental hospital to receive help but they choose not to why is this?
A recent topic in our society has risen about should mentally ill homeless people be forced into mental institutions even if they aren’t in favor of being treated. …show more content…
This is very common in mental institutions most people would rather not be there in the first place but, due to the nature of their disorder they can be forced to stay even if they are a voluntary patient. This is a direct violation to people’s rights as said in article one “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights”. Which means if this is put into effect wouldn’t it be directly violating this article? This would go against what the constitution promised us long ago. There have been several cases where people have volunteered to a mental institution because they are homeless and have nowhere else to go additionally, they only go for the simple fact that they will be sheltered and taken care of. In fact, even if you’re a voluntary patient you can still be forced to stay all it takes is for the hospital staff to order a court to commit you. If the court orders you to stay, there for ninety days and youll have no other choice but to stay and you immediately become and involuntary patient. Also studies show that most people in mental hospitals are often voluntary patients only the people with severe disorders are involuntary but, in some interviews conducted with former patients they said they came in voluntary and wound up being involuntary. Although some of them were somewhat helped with their disorders but at what cost? They were …show more content…
The answer is they can’t unless you are independently wealthy, have insurance, or medicade., let’s say perhaps the hospital has cured you of your mental illness you go home free knowing that you no longer have to worry about those suicidal thoughts for example. You get your life back on track and you’re just starting to progress in life until you get an unwelcomed call saying “how do you plan to pay for your stay at the mental institution”. You’ve just came off of the streets so you really don’t have any money stored up nor do you have insurance yet. So how are you supposed to pay this off? You will spend the rest of your years trying to pay off the large amount of money you owe the institution. For the people with the more serious disorders that have stayed there longer than the less serious disorders will have to pay more is that fair? To summarize if mentally ill homeless people are forced into mental institutions just think, they are already struggling with financial issues so they will not be able to pay off the debt until many years later. Some mentally ill patients that didn’t want to go there in the first are now left with debt, they are getting bills for service they did not even want in the first