i've spent the majority of my adulthood i'm 52 now, in and out of hospitals, for mental illness, after an accident which left me dibilitated. when you say the odds of a mental illness person being the victim of a violent crime is 10 times the amount is so true. the scapegoat is the mentally ill person. the people in the hospitals and groups where they are i found i've felt the safest around already. they stick up for each other, would even put their lives in danger for another patient before they put it in danger of a worker.they even treat the social workers respectively and become friends to them. the stigma is the worst part-it is hurtful and decieving. i remember getting on the bus every day was everyday hell to get to the center that i belonged to at the time.