State Regulation of Residential Facilities for Adults with Mental Illness

June 19, 2006 Henry Ireys, Lori Achman, and Ama Takyi state in this brief that there is little national information on the policies and procedures used by States to regulate residential treatment facilities for adults with mental illness. As a result, policymakers and program administrators face major difficulties in determining both the effectiveness of current policies and the potential need for new policies that are responsive to emerging trends in mental health care. Based on a survey of State officials, this report provides the most accurate national data available concerning methods that States use to license, regulate, and monitor residential . . .