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Article | November 01, 1988

Defining the Service Needs of Homeless Mentally Ill Persons

John R. Belcher

Psychiatric Services 1988; doi:

This paper is based in part on research supported by grant number 717632 from the Office of Program Evaluation and Research, Ohio Department of Mental Health.

University of Maryland, 525 West Redwood Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201

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If prevention of homelessness among the chronic mentally ill is to be achieved, the mental health system must take responsibility for developing a continuous service model that matches patients with programs that meet their needs. An improved array of programs and services are required to address the strengths and limitations of this vulnerable population.

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