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Half way Houses are called as residential centers where the mentally ill people and prisoners will be taken care of by specially skilled people in that field

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Halfway house is the term used in United States for residential centers to treat the drug-addicted, mental ill and convicted people. It provides twenty-four counseling, nurture to the people of this kind.

Usually mentally ill prisoners or convicted will be sent to the halfway houses where they will be taken care of. This is the first step for the one who released from the parole. Halfway houses are also called as community based centers and community residential facilities.

Types of half-way houses

The following are the types of halfway houses:

-Private Home: In the private room, services are limited and only within the room with a helping person.
-Non-structured residences: These are filled with multi-purpose facilities and less intervention.
-Structured program facilities: These are also filled with facilities but admission and policies are strict with structured counseling
-Special program: This program is for only the person who needs special care like psycho problems.

Community fear and opposition

Although many can be supportive to the fact of caring and supervisioning a drug addict or mentally ill in halfway houses rather than in prisons, some are skeptic about it too. Despite of the fact, community fears for the following reasons:

-Escape from the halfway houses, since they are dangerous and without such security like in the prisons, they have the reason to fear.
-Due to the increased crime rates
-Decline in property values

Violations of house rules

There are some norms and regulations followed by these types of houses and residential centers. The non- adherence of these rules can be termed as violations. They are:

-Bringing mind altering substances to the premises
-Non-adherence of house rules
-Non-adherence of continuing care plan
-Damaging property
-Stealing, illegal activities