I feel there’s a mental health crisis in the country, and the problem won’t really be solved until science finds ways to treat mental illness and addiction more easily. But in the meantime I think the reasonable decision might be to create a graduated system of housing with counseling services for the homeless, from regular small apartments for those who just need a little help to get back on their feet to psychiatric facilities with involuntary confinement for those who repeatedly break the law or endanger public safety.