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Old Dominion University

2008

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Part 5: An Almost Invisible Corner: Care For The Mentally Ill In Hampton Roads, Regional Studies Institute, Old Dominion University Jan 2008

Part 5: An Almost Invisible Corner: Care For The Mentally Ill In Hampton Roads, Regional Studies Institute, Old Dominion University

State of the Region Reports: Hampton Roads

According to the U.S. Center for Mental Health Services, an estimated 64,972 people (5.4 percent) suffer from serious mental illness in Hampton Roads. Beginning in the 1970s, these individuals largely have been deinstitutionalized and now live within our communities, where they are served primarily by nine community services boards.