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NIMBYism biggest barrier to supportive housing for homeless, mentally ill

This blog frequently laments the extent to which the justice system has become the primary delivery vehicle for mental health services, so I was interested to see a couple of stories out of the Austin Statesman focused on community-based solutions. "Helping the homeless on their own terms" details the activities of a nonprofit doing field work and case management among the mentally-ill homeless, while another story describes the dearth of supportive housing options to keep such folks from cycling in and out of jail.Supportive housing ? low-income housing that offers social services to its residents ? is crucial for keeping people off the streets, said Walter Moreau , executive director of Foundation Communities, a nonprofit agency that provides low-cost housing to needy people...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on July 04, 2010 (boomark / email).