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Road to mental health leaves thousands living in the streets
AP report from Philadelphia tracks a national shift after deinstitutionalization that sent hundreds of thousands from state hospitals into communities with few supports. It details street people, police, and officials steering toward a drop-in center and psychiatric boarding home, noting Byberry discharges and limited safety.
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Philadelphia
Bill Eisenhuth
Eisenhuth
Pennsylvania
William Dubin
Psychiatric Emergency Services
Stanley Shapiro
Florence
Philadelphia State Hospital
Byberry
Irene Fernsley
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