Did the Emptying of Mental Hospitals Contribute to Homelessness?

<p>After patients were released from mental hospitals, there wasn't always a place for them to go. On this week's episode, we explore if deinstitutionalization was a factor in the Bay Area's homeless crisis.</p><p><br></p><p> Reported by Jessica Placzek. Produced and edited by Olivia Allen-Price, Vinnee Tong, Paul Lancour and Julia McEvoy. Theme music by Pat Mesiti-Miller.</p><p> Ask us a question at BayCurious.org. </p><p><br></p><p> Follow Olivia Allen-Price on Twitter @oallenprice.</p>