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Birmingham --
There's no denying a link between mental illness and homelessness. Approximately one in every four adults who's homeless also suffers from some form of severe and persistent mental illness. National advocacy groups say the number of mentally ill homeless may be buoyed by a new wave of de-institutionalization, people being denied residential mental health treatment because of managed care and other cost containment measures.
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