title: A halfway house for mentally ill offenders.
abstract: The authors describe the resocialization of recovering mentally ill male offenders through the halfway house program to which they were released. A number of guiding principles are discussed in connection with the care of this high-risk population. Partial residence for those about tp be discharged from the hospital was one feature of the program. Evaluation of the program after three years showed a lower than average rate of recidivism and relatively low operating costs; in addition, it appeared that predictions regarding possible dangerousness can be made with greater confidence when halfway house residence is part of the treatment plan for this type of population.
mesh_terms: D000359:Aftercare; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003417:Criminal Psychology; D006208:Halfway Houses; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D007603:Jurisprudence; D008297:Male; D008396:Maryland; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011329:Prisoners; D012008:Recurrence; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational; D012917:Social Adjustment