Deinstitutionalization was supposed to be coupled with community mental health centers, which would have been places for these people to go when they fell throu

Deinstitutionalization was supposed to be coupled with community mental health centers, which would have been places for these people to go when they fell through the cracks to get help without being segregated from society. The problem is that deinstitutionalization happened. Federal funding was removed from institutions but then never materialized for CMHCs. These would have been places with maybe a psychiatrist and some therapists and social workers on staff who would work with the chronically mentally ill to help them navigate society so they didn't fall through the cracks. It was the same idea behind the "Least Restrictive Environment" requirement for No Child Left Behind--people who have problems in society should still be allowed to navigate society with support.