Homeless in America (CRS Report for Congress)
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| Release Date |
Nov. 1, 1984 |
| Report Number |
IP0314H |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
Summary:
In response to numerous requests on the subject of the homeless, we have
compiled the enclosed packet of information.
This material discusses questions dealing with the number of homeless
Americans as well as trends in society's attitudes toward such people. The
incidence of mental illness and the appropriateness, or lack thereof, of
deinstitutionalization for such patients is another aspect of the problem
which is covered in this packet. A CRS report gives an overview of the
situation and of the Federal response.
Additional information on this topic, primarily in the form of
newspaper and periodical articles, may be found in a local library through
the use of such indexes as the Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature,
the Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin (PAIS), and the New York
Times Index.
