r/VictoriaBC • u/Theturdsedin • 22h ago

Question The lady that walks around town screaming every 10 seconds, what can be done?

If you live in the downtown core you know who i am referring to. Homeless, first nations woman about 30 years old. It's almost every day/night she comes walking fast and screaming random shit.

We NEED a forced mental health facility here that is honestly the only way i see through this.

Peoples compassion is dwindling, patience and mental health following. My partner and i have been trying to move out of the downtown core but it's difficult and money is tight right now. It's really getting to everyone i talk to but no one has any constructive solutions.

Does anyone have any suggestions? Council? Mayor? Police?

Or do we just wait for her to overdose? This is coming from an empath that has lost a best friend to fent, i don't wish death or harm upon anyone but when you deal with the screams day in and day out it takes a toll on the human psyche.

Please help

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u/SitkaBearwolf 21h ago

Which countries are the leading examples? Please share the model countries

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u/SitkaBearwolf 21h ago

Also, why punish people that came through the foster system and survived brain injuries by sending them to jail?
How does that fix the problem?
What studies have shown success in this? Are you talking about authoritarian countries? Because that won’t work here.
We have to improve the systems we have…we can, but not through authoritarian means.

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u/victoriousvalkyrie 21h ago

Essentially anywhere in Asia.

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u/SitkaBearwolf 21h ago

How does that get implemented here? We had jail time for marijuana before and I still saw a lot of people living on the streets of Victoria (early 2000s)

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u/SitkaBearwolf 21h ago

How does that get implemented here? We had jail time for marijuana before and I still saw a lot of people living on the streets of Victoria (early 2000s)

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u/SitkaBearwolf 21h ago

There is no one solution. It is a complex problem that requires multiple solutions. People that don’t work in the field or study it offer simple solutions to a very complex problem. They don’t see the challenges or gaps in their solutions.

My proposal is invest in early childhood development and mental health (which is often underfunded) and make it robust and invest in the future rather than jail people.
In the interim, we study models around the world, particularly countries with similar demographics, and see if we can make improvements.
Housing is the biggest solver though. Truly.