About New York - Judge Rules New York State Warehoused Mentally Ill People - NYTimes.com

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Although S. K. was able to care for herself, manage her money and live alone, she wound up in an adult home — privately run facilities that have as many as 400 people under one roof. For nearly 40 years, adult homes have been the subject of scandal, outrage, investigations and promises of reform, much like the state hospitals they were supposed to replace. By now, the largest adult homes have more residents than psychiatric hospitals.

Like many mentally ill people, S. K. was not sent to the adult home for any reason other than to stash her somewhere, off the street.

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