What Does Research Suggest Is the Relationship Between Mental Health

question 75

Multiple Choice

What does research suggest is the relationship between mental health treatment and homelessness in Canada?

• A)Deinstitutionalization created an increase in homelessness.
• B)More than 90 percent of homeless people in Canada have a mental health disorder.
• C)Symptoms of mental health disorders make living on the streets easier than living elsewhere for many people with mental illnesses.
• D)Homelessness has increased because of an increase in unemployment and a shortage of low-income housing, which affects many mentally ill people indirectly.

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