Homeless mentally ill persons have unique patterns of participation in the mental health system. Providing effective intervention and maintaining the rights of such individuals can pose ethical and moral dilemmas for social workers. The interpretation of commitment legislation and the impact of narrow interpretation on these individuals is examined. Service providers need to weigh client rights to self-determination against immediate survival needs and the potential mental restoration that could be provided through commitment to a psychiatric hospital.
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John R. Belcher (1988) studied this question.
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