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Volume 1, Issue 2
1 October 2002
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Community Safety Journal
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Review Article| October 01 2002

Community safety and the mentally ill: How to improve community care

Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 2977-7097
Print ISSN: 1477-5883
© MCB UP Limited
2002
Community Safety Journal (2002) 1 (2): 31–36.
https://doi.org/10.1108/17578043200200016

Government plans for the mentally ill include elements of compulsion such as indefinite detention for those with severe personality disorders. In contrast, in Madison, Wisconsin, USA community safety is assured through an integrated network of services dedicated to supporting the mentally ill in the community.

Keywords: Assertive outreach, Community care, Community support, Programmes, Emergency response teams, Community safety
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