Reimagining Institutionalization and a Continuum of Care for People Experiencing Homelessness and Mental Illness

Katherine A Koh; Benjamin Land Gorman

doi:10.1001/jama.2023.6132

Reimagining Institutionalization and a Continuum of Care for People Experiencing Homelessness and Mental Illness

JAMA. 2023 May 2;329(17):1449-1450. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.6132.

Authors

Katherine A Koh^{1

2}, Benjamin Land Gorman³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

PMID: 37036729
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.6132

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Plain language summary

This Viewpoint discusses the continuum of preventive, community, and institutional services necessary for improving care for people with mental illness experiencing homelessness.

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MeSH terms

Continuity of Patient Care
Humans
Ill-Housed Persons*
Institutionalization
Mental Disorders* / therapy