The problem of homelessness __________.
A)involves a big-city homeless population,almost all of whose members suffer from mental illness
B)was made more severe by deinstitutionalization
C)can best be solved by placing persons back into mental hospitals
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

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Deinstitutionalization refers to the widespread closing of state-run psychiatric hospitals in the 1960s and 1970s. As these hospitals closed, many mentally ill individuals were released into their communities without adequate support or resources, increasing the number of homeless individuals with mental illness. While there are certainly other contributing factors to homelessness, deinstitutionalization has been identified as a significant one. The other options (A and C) are too narrow and do not acknowledge the complexity of the issue.

The Problem of Homelessness __________