Which statement is not accurate about the relationship between homelessness and mental illness?

a. The majority of the homeless are mentally ill
b. Many individuals who are mentally ill and homeless became homeless after being released from mental hospitals without sufficient community resources
c. Many individuals who are mentally ill and homeless became mentally ill after becoming homeless because of the stress of survival and stigma of being homeless
d. There is an interactive relationship between homelessness, mental illness, and substance misuse


ANS: a

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