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The New York Times

Judge Orders New York City to Move Mentally Ill Out of Large, Institutional Housing

New York State must begin moving thousands of people with mental illness into their own apartments or small homes and out of large, institutional adult homes that keep them segregated from society, a federal judge ordered on Monday.

Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), healthcare, housing, long-term care, Olmsted decision, public policy

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