by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Dec 13, 2023
Many individuals with serious mental illnesses may, at some point, reside in a board and care home, which are typically privately operated small-sized residences. This report contains information on: (1) the size of the board and care industry; (2) characteristics and...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Dec 13, 2023
The purpose of this analysis is to establish flexible criteria for equitable distribution of community residences throughout all municipalities in Westchester County, New York. The objective is to provide guidance for agencies to identify suitable locations and for...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Dec 13, 2023
The survey activities and results described in this preliminary report examined homelessness in the New York City Subway System operated by the New York City Transit Authority. As originally conceptualized, the survey activities aimed to observe, count and interview...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Dec 13, 2023
This article is adapted from the author's book Nowhere to Go: The Tragic Odyssey of the Homeless Mentally Ill (Harper and Row, 1988). In this article, Dr. Torrey provides a brief review of the deinstitutionalization era and its failures, and discusses possible...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Dec 13, 2023
While the identification of a growth-retarded or otherwise undernourished child suggests a diagnosis of child abuse or neglect, it is not certain that abused children from poor communities are less well nourished than children living in similar environments. The...
