Fountain House

Year Published: 1969

Creator: John Beard Executive Director Fountain House Robert Kaiser Gary C. Bergland Larry Novak

Format: 16mm

Description: Shows how Fountain House, located in the "Hell's Kitchen" section of New York City, reintegrates patients returning from mental institutions as functioning citizens. Explains that the house is non-residential and most of the people who come there do not have jobs. Records how Fountain House helps its people find housing, provides vocational training, arranges jobs with nearby businesses, and offers community services in the house itself. Includes conferences between patients and staff at the house and at places of work.

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