Comments on: A National Shame: The Mentally Ill Homeless

By: RHONDA MOORE-KOONTZ

RHONDA MOORE-KOONTZ — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:15:33 +0000

Hi I am interested in housing the mental ill homeles, that are somewhat functional. I have a three bedroom house. The house can hold up to 4 people and I have access to another that can hold 6 people. What are the requirements to do this? Thank You
Rhonda 618-917-6717 any time if I miss your call I will call you back if you leave a number.

By: samantha

samantha — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:20:53 +0000

Ive been homeless most of my life been unable to get jobs or to go to school because I had a sex change operation and dont have rights like other people my family disowned me

By: Alexa

Alexa — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 03:59:30 +0000

My son is 19 and schizoaffective and is suspected to have a personality disorder. He’s been mentally ill for 6 years. He is also sufficiently rebellious and continues to choose wrong ways. I am right now struggling in making the decision to make him live at the city shelter or come home (he has no friends and his dad rejects him), and drive me to a nervous breakdown. It’s seems that it’s me or him. I’m guessing that’s why a lot of mentally ill people are on the streets.

By: Mikki

Mikki — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:29:25 +0000

Stephen,

Patterns are meant to be broken. I could tell you my story, but if I didn’t have one, I wouldn’t be here would I? I don’t know where you live, but I think you are wonderfully articulate and are able to spell out your own challenges, where most go there whole life thinking their challenges come from so evil force beyond their control. Re-read your own post. You will find your answers there. Remember the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and expecting different results.

By: Stephen D

Stephen D — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 07:46:56 +0000

Where do I begin…I was homeless or transient for what has to be more than 90% of my life. I was pretty much born homeless, I guess you can say.
I have done it all–when I was between 8-10, I lived in flophouse motels, of the sleaziest quality in bad areas. then we had a house for a good year or two, and then we lost that, so I ended up in motels again, only for my parents to lose the financing on that (they always argued, lots of physical abuse, emotional blackmail) so I ended up living in a car with exactly 5 others.
Most depressing moment of my life was that year and a half I lived like that. god, what made it worse and unbearable is that, for god knows what reason, my parents chose a wealthy community to settle in, so I went to school with a bunch of wealthy kids who made comments relentlessly that left me with insecurity issues and a complex towards people that lasts to this day.

these days, I’m sure I’m going to end up on the streets again because I have no real skills, no real plan, no real motive for anything.

I guess that’s the way life goes. who cares anyways? no one. oh sure, they can say they care, but do they actually do anything? no. yes, alot of this is my fault, but I don’t know how to solve these problems on my own. homelessness, abuse, desperation, and lack of motivation are the only things I know and know well.

By: Michael Sears

Michael Sears — Thu, 13 May 2010 03:23:39 +0000

i from at the at the city of the worcester i was beened all my life this worcester what is you state down is born at .? i like you good life man . aloha to mahalo happy nice day smile to you.

By: Michael Sears

Michael Sears — Thu, 13 May 2010 03:18:33 +0000

i was homeless at the park this honolulu. hawaii lasted years 2009 october pick out at the ihs homeless sheltered i sleeped at the park in the street i living at the care home at the ewa beach area .this is years 2010 aloha to mahalo .i was getting feed at the raver of the life mission.

the jesus is lord he is was homeless at the kingdom freedom park and the build up the house to living at the house toeat a food with for the jesus .

the jesus is love you the jesus he is help you your homeless no fun be a homelessing

i am have a cerebral palsy is a disability i am wheel chair hood this ewa beach hawaii .

By: sherie

sherie — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 18:22:03 +0000

I am ashamed of my mental illnesses. It’s so hard to get beyond dealing with myself. I fear being homeless, which I have experienced. I wanted to write brief.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:13:12 +0000

In response to Joshua Beadle and to the issue of homelessness and stigma I say this:

We treat the mentally ill like they have a choice to go to therapy and take their meds. Most of the meds that exist only put a bandaid on the problem. They don’t heal. We drug our mentally ill so they can be less of a nuisance to us as they suffer. Guess what my friend, mental illness can strike anyone at anytime, because it is a physical disease, not a made up one and certainly not a choice. So I pray that you don’t suffer with Alzheimers or have a child with autism, because they are illnesses of the brain as well. Should we allow your child or you to become homeless for lack of funding?

By: Joshua Beadle

Joshua Beadle — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:57:51 +0000

It’s sad, but there is not much you can do to force someone into trreatment if they don’t want to go, no matter what. Do we really have a right to? Considering the limited resources is it really a bad idea to use preference as a reason for exclution when we dont’have enough time and money to help all the homeless mentally ill? A bit cold, but it is a reality of the situation.