Deinstitutionalization failed to work because of:

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NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) refers to community opposition to the opening or expansion of facilities for mentally ill homeless people, making it difficult to provide adequate services. Fragmentation of services makes it hard to coordinate care for mentally ill homeless people who need multiple types of support. Additionally, while deinstitutionalization did release some individuals who had been unnecessarily institutionalized, many of the people released were not mentally ill and were thus ill-equipped to take care of themselves.

Deinstitutionalization Failed to Work Because Of