To reduce homelessness, pair compassion with accountability

To reduce homelessness, pair compassion with accountability

Last year alone, 495 homeless people died on the streets of our county. Homeless people are as many as 40 times more likely to die than their housed counterparts.  San Diego County leaders must expand the use of involuntary treatment to save the lives of mentally ill homeless people.  Mentally healthy people do not choose to live unsheltered, and money is clearly not the hurdle standing in the way of housing 5,714 unsheltered San Diegans across …