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Paterson, Andrea – State Legislature Report, 1988
For certain groups of the mentally ill, most notably individuals with serious mental disabilities, the community-based mental health system can be more of a "non-system." Unforeseen problems have plagued both the dream of deinstitutionalization and the effectiveness of community mental health centers during the last 20 years. Uncoordinated…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Coordination, Cost Effectiveness, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled)
Craig, Rebecca T.; Paterson, Andrea – State Legislative Report, 1985
Involuntary commitment laws, once seen as reform, now questioned as roadblocks to needed treatment, are discussed. The ineffectiveness of state's commitment laws, lack of community resources for treating the mentally ill, and homelessness among the mentally ill are discussed in the introduction. The history of the right of a state to commit…
Descriptors: Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Government Role, Mental Disorders, Mental Health Programs
Paterson, Andrea – State Legislative Report, 1986
The need for mental health services coordination is discussed in this report. It is noted that, without coordination, government units and service providers can operate independently and in competition with one another. The move to deinstitutionalization is discussed, including the lack of service coordination resulting from this move and the…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Coordination, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Federal Legislation
Paterson, Andrea; Craig, Rebecca T. – State Legislative Report, 1985
The increasing presence of the mentally ill among the nation's homeless is the topic of this report. The problems presented by deinstitutionalization are discussed, including: (1) the homeless mentally ill as a disruptive element of society; (2) mentally ill persons who shuttle between the hospital and the community; (3) young chronic patients who…
Descriptors: Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Government Role, Homeless People, Mental Disorders
Paterson, Andrea; Rhubright, Ellen – State Legislative Report, 1988
Housing is a critical component of community care for people with long-term mental illness. Without a place to live, the best mental health treatment and the most sophisticated rehabilitation services cannot be effective. The first phase of the deinstitutionalization movement, releasing large numbers of patients from the state hospitals and…
Descriptors: Community Services, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Federal Legislation, Government Role
Craig, Rebecca T.; Paterson, Andrea – State Legislative Report, 1988
The homeless mentally ill, numbering approximately 300,000 persons, are a group neglected and forgotten by society. While deinstitutionalization promised a bright future, the necessary, long-term support to implement deinstitutionalization never materialized. Government policies have helped produce problems that encourage recidivism and…
Descriptors: Community Services, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Federal Legislation, Government Role
