Far fewer patients were admitted and the closure of hospitals continues into 20000/s,
A cause of homelessness among persons with brain disorders was the states attempt at shifting the cost of treatment from states to federal government. In 1955 the federal gov. paid for 2% of the care of treatment.IN 1985 it paid 38%
These results are not the only reason but are important and are taken from the textbook "Nowhere to GO The Tragic Odyssey of the Homless Mentally" be E. Fuller Torrrey