mark solomon from the san francisco police department. thank you for joining us here this evening. >> thank you. my apologies, i do not have the power point. >> i am working with the homeless population in the city. what i am going to talk about tonight is not specific to the homeless population, but it will play a part. over the past three years, we have had budget cuts with regard to psychiatric services and our city. this gradually increased on our workload because of the lack of services. we're averaging approximately 65 651 calls. this takes officers off the street. three of the main problems dealing with the homeless are alcohol-related issues, a drug- related issues, and the common denominator on drugs and alcohol is mental illness. one of the problems our officers are dealing with is when they 5150 an individual and take them to a hospital or private facility, the individuals are discharged quickly because it is mainly due to the alcohol or drugs. the bottom line is that they are dealing with a mental illness. when they are discha

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