I work the phone lines at Mental Health/APS/A&D/etc for a couple of counties in Northern California. Do you know how many people are "known to LE"? Hundreds. We do "welfare checks" all the time. Rarely do they amount to anything, because if they do, then there's work involved. Besides, there are few resources to deal with all of these people. Personally, I think we should use those FEMA camps for different problems. There are only three: Danger to self, Danger to others, and Grave Disability (meaning they cannot get food/shelter/clothing for themselves). Generally speaking, they are "treated" for a couple of days then released back into the public. It's like the system is designed to perpetuate the problem and maintain job security for all those involved in "taking care" of this population. No real help is actually offered. Just my two cents.