Advocacy Confidentiality Schizophrenia Substance Abuse 
Stop Abuse Campaign
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
We’re becoming more comfortable attributing homelessness to “mental illness,” which usually means profound, unmanaged psychotic mental illnesses like schizophrenia are considered a primary cause. . Mental illness is common among homeless people, but the most common diagnoses include substance abuse and mood disorders.
Stop Abuse Campaign
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
In contrast, 28 percent of Connecticut residents treated for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder had been arrested or detained. . Drug and alcohol abuse. Even though many jail and prison inmates qualify as having a substance abuse disorder, few can access any addiction treatment while incarcerated. An estimated 1.9
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