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The City of Angels To many individuals skid row is meaningless but to others it is their home. Approximately 10,000 and growing homeless men and woman occupy Skid Row. The documentary directed by Thomas Napper Lost Angels: Skid Row is My Home is about these homeless individuals who are not only trying to get through the day but also battling their mental illness. Almost two thirds of Skid Row residents are mentally ill. Napper follow individuals who live in skid row and they speak for themselves about living there. From battling addiction and getting help to living with schizophrenia without proper medical care. As the city of Los Angeles is a growing, so is Skid Row. Facilities are being closed because there was little to no funding …show more content…

The lack of knowledge of Skid Row assumes that people are not aware of the urgent need and help that mentally ill residents of Skid Row need. Residents of Los Angeles need to know that Skid Row has become a sanctuary for those in need. Many do not know that as health faculties close, the mentally ill have no option but to live on Skid Row and depend on the faculties that is offered in the neighborhood. The population of Skid Row increases each day resulting in an open asylum for the mentally ill. The result of shortage in health facilities has made the ill more sick resulting for being wrongfully …show more content…

Like stated above, Skid Row is just not for the homeless but also for low income individuals. This documentary is a great eye opener for an audience to be informed about the homelessness but what our local government does not do for these people. Citizens of Los Angeles should watch this documentary because most would have no idea what is really happening just miles from them. Locals should be aware what law enforcement and government officials have been doing to the residents of Skid Row. Lost Angels: Skid Row is My Home goes deep in to what Skid row is and what Skid Row needs in order for people to get off the streets. The audience should know that the ones who are homeless, majority of those counted for have a form of mental illness and addiction. The mentally ill have nowhere to go. Hospitals are no longer releasing the ill to other forms of medical help instead they are being dropped off in Skid Row left with nothing. The lack of funding for the homeless leaves these individuals hopeless and somewhat reckless. Napper is able to illustrate the daily life of these people beautifully. Although it is hard to watch let alone imagine it is a documentary worth watching. Citizens need to know that mental illness causes unusual behavior that which can be

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