Mental Health Conservatorship Among Homeless People With Serious Mental Illness

What is it about?

Psychiatric hospitalizations for people who are homeless prior to admission are almost four weeks longer than for people who are housed prior to admission in Los Angeles. The shortage of supportive residential options in California for people who are homeless and gravely disabled from mental illness depletes inpatient resources, prevents this population from receiving community-based care, and points to an acute need for solutions to a broader housing crisis in the state.

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