Deinstitutionalisation

Skid row Skid Row refers to an impoverished urban area in a city, mainly occupied by the poor and homeless (Wiki 1). Skid Row is in Downtown Los Angeles, it is a large area, around 54-blocks and contains one of the most large and stable homeless populations in the United States (Wiki 1). Skid Row was not always like this until the late 1800s, it was a place of agriculture (Wiki 1). In my essay I will discuss the history about Skid Row in Los Angeles and the how it is now. In the article History…

Homelessness A huge problem in America and how it should be addressed. Imagine being alone with no food, no safe place to go, and no one to help you. This is the life of a homeless person, a life hundreds of thousands of people face each day. With little to no support from the government, and only harsh laws that make life more difficult, life as a homeless person is far from desirable. The government should provide shelter, access to food, along with education and job opportunities for the…

Mental illness is a great contributor to homelessness in fact, survey shows that mental illness is the third largest cause of homelessness in the United States. In 2010 a survey was taken to show the number of homeless people there were in large cities the combined total was 744,000. On the other hand, approximately one third of that population make up the homelessness are mentally ill to be specific that is 250,000 people and this number is growing even to this day. These mentally ill people…

Homelessness from a Social Lens Homelessness is a growing concern in the United States, as 7-12 million adults have been homeless at some point in their lives (Markos, Lima, Homelessness). An important question that has been presented is, why should the government adopt financial aid as a solution to homelessness in American cities? This is a very crucial question to think about, as homelessness continues to grow everyday. Overall, it is shown that once people become homeless it is nearly…

The FrontLine says, “Deinstitutionalization is the name given to the policy of moving severely mentally ill people out of large state institutions and then closing part or all of those institutions; it has been a major contributing factor to the mental illness crisis.” (Deinstitutionalization). Due to moves like this, homelessness doesn’t decrease, it just increases. Approximately fifteen percent of Americans are chronically homeless. Being chronically homeless means that a disabled person will…

of the insane, however, to a lesser extent, mistreatment still persisted within the asylums (Hergenhahn & Henly, 2014). The concept of humane treatment was also advocated for by Vincenzo Chiarugi, who had also argued for moral duty and believed that there was a clear obligation to respect the mentally ill as people rather than beasts (Hergenhahn & Henley, 2014). Although Pinel and Chiarugi both argued for humane treatment and had similar values and ideas, both philosophers had been guided by…

There have been criminals on this earth since the beginning of man. Surprisingly law enforcement to manage and control these criminals is a relatively new occupation. Especially in the U.S, organized groups only started appearing in the early 1860s these groups were known as Night Watch. These american men were volunteers who weren't being paid so as you would assume they weren't very professional drinking and sleeping on the job. Some people would argue that the earliest groups of “law…

assurance procedures" (Thornicroft & Tansella, 2002). Also the "living conditions in psychiatric hospitals are poor, resulting in human rights violations and chronicity" (Thornicroft & Tansella, 2002). These accumulating evidence led to the deinstitutionalisation movement; the replacement of long-stay hospital care with smaller, community-based care for people with mental illness (Thornicroft & Tansella,…

From drilling holes into the skull to release the ‘evil spirits’ to psychotherapy and medications that treat specific illnesses, treatment for mental illnesses have come a long way. However, there is still much improvement that can be done to better serve those with a mental illness. There is a drastic difference between mental health practices in the 1950s and the present day, however there is still room for improvement in the future. For centuries the mentally ill were treated so poorly. The…

the most prevalent social problems in the contemporary world. It is a social issue to both the mentally ill persons and the individuals or institutions indirectly affected by the disease. On the other hand, mental illness poses a serious social problem due to the extent to which it puts pressure on social institutions to provide adequate care for the affected people (Aneshensel, Phelan & Bierman, 2012). Research has shown that one in five Australians in 2007 had a mental disorder and yet only…