“Andy Bales, CEO of the Union Rescue Mission in Skid Row, recalled one man who repeatedly refused treatment before dying on the street of a stroke… ‘What I’ve learned in 32 years is that the longer someone is on the street, the bigger mental health issue you’re going to find,’ Bales said. ‘There’s even a lot of head trauma that’s not accounted for, from being attacked, beaten, et cetera. That can cause behavioral issues permanently. None of us, including me, could make it more than a few days on the street without experiencing a mental health crisis.’”