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A Study Of Multnomah County Community Support Services For The Chronically Mentally Ill, Karen Albers
A Study Of Multnomah County Community Support Services For The Chronically Mentally Ill, Karen Albers
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In recent years attention has been given to the problems of the chronically mentally ill in regard to the effects of deinstitutionalization and a need for community supports. In this study, 77 service providers to the chronically mentally ill of Multnomah County (Portland), Oregon were interviewed to assess the components of the existing community support system for this population, as well as to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the system. Ten chronically mentally ill clients were interviewed in a similar manner.
Although a multitude of problems were reported, service providers most frequently mentioned the need for residential situations, for …