Right? This issue only exists because there's someone with the goal of making money involved. If your goal is to help someone, then it doesn't really matter that it's costing a bit. Remove the financial consideration, and it's a lot easier to stomach "a mentally challenged person vandalized some stuff, but they're not living on the streets anymore and can actually start getting help".

That would require a level of political leadership not seen in many decades. Would also help if people voted better.