During the 1980s, homelessness was blamed on strict civil commitment criteria and deinstitutionalization, two policies that included all of the following EXCEPT

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Increased numbers of mental health professionals working in psychiatric hospitals were not blamed for homelessness during the 1980s. The other three options, limits on conditions for involuntary commitment, limits on the length of hospital stays, and the closing of large psychiatric hospitals, were all considered contributing factors to the rise in homelessness among those with mental illness.

During the 1980s, Homelessness Was Blamed on Strict Civil Commitment