Millions upon millions of homeless individuals are living with mental illness and they are overfilling our streets. Though every neighborhood tries to combat against the epidemic, many find solace that they might be getting help. The government caters to those who are disabled. Many times, these groups face a ton of stigmas that might make them feel too out of reach to work or even brush their teeth and bathe in the morning. It is like they have given up.

While receiving aid, whether it may come from a friendly face or a familiar hand, the homeless knows firsthand the dangers of trusting people. Living under the glare of violence or death, there is so much that they must confront. Unable to control the voices or hallucinations or adding onto that a major drug habit, being mentally ill has its drawbacks. It could come in the form of hatred or come in the form of shame.

There are doubts from those that witness this madness that they can ever stop it. With the new presidency in office, there is even more fear that the new president won’t lean towards helping the mentally ill by taking their disability or social programs away. What can we do about this? The madness needs to stop with the development of strong individuals to help and cooperate with the economic factors while endorsing those that can do something about curing the stigmas.

There are so many factors which cause those to be homeless in the first place. Jobs are lackluster or there isn’t enough help, like medications or therapy. Though there is no cure for mental illness, there is a way for those who are ill to get the assistance they need. The takeaway from this will be the willingness for change and a proper situation to come full circle as something that is changeable.

If more people are given the chance to show their potential, many will find the fuel to live and rather than live dishonest lives they will live honest ones. Because of the man calls admirations for change can be the sole purpose for the rise for a new beginning, there are homeless that are left behind to pick up the pieces. But the big hole that they leave in our humanity is grief and sadness.

We can forget about the economy for a minute and see a spike of families that are rocked by a lack of health programs or the lack of insurance, shelter or food. This can come later or it may be fast approaching. The trouble with this madness is the ever lining of scary emotions or symptoms that won’t seem to disappear. Humanity can coordinate a strike or a protest, when trying to end the stigma or helping those who are completely lost but time will tell whether everyone’s work can make a difference. Everything that happens in the future can be what we need to prosper. A stronger government can mean a stronger people. Only time will tell.