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Filtering by: Creator Johnston, Richard Stanley, 1937- License Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) Resource Type Honors College Thesis

A Dysfunctional System: Policy Recommendations for the Adult (18-65) Homeless and Severely Mentally Ill Population in Oregon

Creator:

Miller, Donielle F.

Abstract:

Adults with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI) are overrepresented in the homeless population, and Oregon’s homeless population has expanded in recent years. In the 1950s, the mentally ill were moved out of the state hospitals and into the community. However, due to a lack of support services in the...

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Honors College Thesis

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). This period continued to be a dark time for the mentally ill. In 1937 metrazol convulsive therapy and