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  Homelessness in America   John is a 28-year-old male. In his early 20s he was in college and living with his girlfriend. At that time, he began going through periods of extreme depression and was unable to get out of bed and then would cycle to hyper manic states where he couldn’t focus in class and would make inappropriate outbursts. He was on insurance through college and went to a doctor who diagnosed him with bipolar disorder. He was put on medication at that time. However, the college did not have a medication plan, so he quickly ran out of money to afford the medicine and began the same cycle. Due to this he quickly flunked out of school.  He got a job at a grocery store that did not have insurance benefits, so he was unable to get any medicine. After 6 months he lost that job, and his girlfriend broke up with him due to his increasingly erratic mood. He found himself living in his car. He got a job at a gas station and was allowed to keep his car there so he could work and