Many of those who are mentally ill are also homeless as a result of the deinstitutionalization that occurred in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Deinstitutionalization refers to the policy of moving mentally ill individuals out of psychiatric hospitals and into community-based settings. While this policy was intended to provide more humane care for individuals with mental illness, it often resulted in inadequate resources and support for those individuals, leading to a significant increase in homelessness among the mentally ill population.

Many of Those Who Are Mentally Ill Are Also Homeless