Your friend Dana is writing a paper on homelessness. Help her out. Which of the following statements about homelessness is true?

A. About 12,000 people are homeless on any given night.
B. Deinstitutionalization was proposed as a remedy to help mentally ill persons who were homeless.
C. Homeless men are more likely to suffer from mental illness than are homeless women.
D. Most homeless people are not mentally ill.


Answer: D

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