Focuses on the abuses of group-home operators for residents with mental illness in the United States. Number of people with psychiatric disabilities in group homes; Primary goal of the group-home operators; Reactions of the mental health advocates....
An additional 1 million to 1.1 million are residents of nursing homes (14), approximately 50,000 to 60,000 are patients of mental hospitals, and approximately 50,000 are inmates of State prisons (15). A major remaining need is to collect similar data on all SMI persons, whether their ...
The most common federally funded option was intermediate care facilities for persons with mental retardation (52%) followed by foster care (22%) and by group homes (19%). Despite the increase in fiscal resources, there has been little growth in the residential service system. However, ...
Our sons turns 20 next month and has taken things so far that he’s had us believing he has a serious mental illness. To the point he was in a psych ward for 5 days. WhenMore Edie This was great!!! Thank you 🙏🏻 I already kicked out my...
As their relationship blossoms, they must confront the demons from their pasts that haunt them daily. With lyrical language and an intense focus on characters’ emotions, All the Bright Places is a powerful and poignant look at mental illness, love, and grief....
6 Evidence suggests that firearms are equally accessible to young people, regardless of whether they have a history of mental illness or substance abuse.7,8 This finding may indicate that parents or guardians often do not take sufficient measures to restrict access to firearms by their children, ...
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Anna thrives at home and will not move unless she must. She is familiar with nursing homes, both as a relative and through short-term stays, but she did not thrive there. I will stay here as long as I can, until I get sick and have to go to a nursing home. The last time I we...
Are Nursing Homes Appropriate for Older Adults with Severe Mental Illness? Conflicting Consumer and Clinician Views and Implications for the Olmstead Decision Objectives: In response to the recent Olmstead decision, to compare consumer and clinician perspectives on the appropriateness of nursing home settin...