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Not surprisingly, mental illness often prolongs homelessness. Approximately 26 percent of homeless adults staying in shelters live with serious mental illness and an estimated 66 percent live with severe mental illness and/or substance use disorders.
Mental Health. The Massachusetts Department of Mental Health relies on a 1992 Human Services Research Institute study of recognized prevalence estimates to calculate that about 2,000 homeless people have severe and persistent mental illness at any point. Of these, about 1,200 are in the Metro Boston Area.