From Texas Public Radio:
State lawmakers are studying how housing instability, homelessness and mental illness are interconnected and what changes might reduce the state’s overall homeless population.
State Rep. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, addressed members of a joint hearing of the House’s Committees on Public Health and Urban Affairs.
“We know that there is a link between illnesses like bipolar disorder, schizophrenia that have been associated with high crime risks and homelessness,” Alvarado said.
