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New York Puts Mental Patients in Homes Illegally, Groups Say

  • Organization: The New York Times
  • Author: Richard Pérez Peña
  • Document Type: Article/News
  • Date Created: Wednesday, March 08, 2006
  • Submitted: Wednesday, March 08, 2006
  • Attachment(s): LINK
The New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, among other groups, have filed suit in New York, saying that patients with mental health issues are often put in institutions illegally.