Zippay, Allison.

Community Approaches to the Siting of Psychiatric Housing [electronic resource] / Allison Zippay &Esther Son. - pp. 87-104.

This article examines community planning and communications approaches used by mental health housing organizations in the siting process for community-based psychiatric housing. Drawing on interviews with housing administrators in 7 states, it assesses variations in the approach, content, timing, and modes of agency communications with community leaders, neighbors, and local citizens, and the association of these communications methods with initial and longer-term community responses to the site. The study provides evidence to inform practice for the development of community approaches to the siting of psychiatric housing.


Mode of access: Internet.

Community building, community practice, housing, inclusive community and social inclusion, community development, NIMBY

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