Moving Toward EvidEncE-BasEd Housing PrograMs for PErsons wiTH MEnTal illnEss in conTacT wiTH THE JusTicE sysTEM
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1Senior Research Associate Justice Policy Center, The Urban Institute 2100 M Street NW Washington, DC 20037 esearch shows that a one-size-fits-all approach to housing for persons with mental illness who are justice involved will not work. What works in housing for most persons with mental illness may be different from what works for those who are justice involved — particularly those individuals released from jail and prison to the community and placed under correctional supervision.
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