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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The other options – limits on conditions for involuntary commitment, limits on length of stay in hospitals, and closing of large psychiatric hospitals – were all part of the deinstitutionalization policy that contributed to homelessness. However, the increased numbers of mental health professionals working in psychiatric hospitals did not contribute to homelessness and was not a policy blamed for the issue.

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