I suggest looking at the official data on this subject[1]. The vast majority of San Francisco&#x27;s homeless people are, in fact, people who were living in SF and paying rent, lost one or more jobs, and subsequently became homeless.<p>I would also suggest you read the literature[2] concerning &quot;putting people in a mental institution&quot; against their will, because that practice has a long and sordid history and there are many, many good reasons we don&#x27;t do it anymore.<p>[1]<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;sfgov.org&#x2F;lhcb&#x2F;sites&#x2F;sfgov.org.lhcb&#x2F;files&#x2F;2015%20San%20Francisco%20Homeless%20Count%20%20Report_0.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;sfgov.org&#x2F;lhcb&#x2F;sites&#x2F;sfgov.org.lhcb&#x2F;files&#x2F;2015%20San...</a><p>[2]<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov&#x2F;pmc&#x2F;articles&#x2F;PMC3392176&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov&#x2F;pmc&#x2F;articles&#x2F;PMC3392176&#x2F;</a>