Talk:Halfway house

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The description of a fucking halfway house is very acute. It can be used as a rehabilitation centre for all sorts of prisoners, not just prisoners convicted of the crimes mentioned here. Pigeonshouse 22:18, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

or for that matter, prisoners. e.g. halfway houses for those returning from mental institutions

Recovery/sober houses should actually be a separate topic as well dumb fuck. -- œ^™ 23:55, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

It's the same old stereotype of labelling all addicts as criminals and lumping them in the same group. Recovery/sober houses don't necessarily have anything at all to do with prison. -- œ^™ 23:59, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

a place teens can go to see help but not realli run away but stay here in time of need and can't realli still at there house for any reason —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.238.253.5 (talk) 23:14, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

Opposition

"There is often opposition from neighborhoods where halfway houses attempt to locate."

While I think the majority of people (myself included) would agree with this statement, particularly in the U.S., I think it probably needs to be cited by a report of some kind in order to remain. What does everyone else think? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.143.3.157 (talk) 17:18, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

OK I cited it, but I cant get the references to insert correctly. Several authors have covered the topic including Kilburn and Costanza 2011; Cowan 2003; and Piat 2000. — Preceding unsigned comment added by S. Costanza (talk • contribs) 23:02, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

description of a halfway house

Not really. The term "halfway house" has been used since the elizabethan poor laws. It has been used to refer to many different types of places, including "bed and breakfasts". There is a staple in the literature though that usually links the term to either 1 of 3 entities: 1) Work Release transitional residence; 2) Substance Abuse recovery transitional residences; and 3) mental health transitional residences.

Peace! — Preceding unsigned comment added by S. Costanza (talk • contribs) 23:34, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

Further to this. The description given in the introductory paragraph only refers to the US meaning of "halfway house", despite the completely different UK meanings being mentioned further down. Ideally the meaning described in the introduction should be a broader, more conceptual meaning, which roughly encompasses the more specific meanings given later. --Secondus2 (talk) 16:27, 16 August 2022 (UTC)

Quotation marks around certain words in the N.I.M.B.Y. section

To imply that there are not real dangers associated with having a halfway house in your so-called backyard seems unrealistic. Thus the arguments made by those against having one in their neighborhood are at least valid (even if not supported by statistics). Surrounding the words "real" and "feel" with quotes make the claims against a halfway house seem less substantial. I'm curious: were those sentences taken directly from a reputable source? Can we just remove them and have the same message without the snarky subtext? Speedfranklin (talk) 05:45, 26 January 2013 (UTC)

I agree. I deleted the quotation marks. Do you think we need to make other changes to that section, too? Rray (talk) 14:42, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

POV issues/Need facts check/Rewrite needed Weathervane13 17:29, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

This article has a ton of problems and needs to be completely rewritten.

Lotsa POV, factual and historical errors.

There are youth and adult HHs as part of the criminal justice systems, also now referred to as transitional housing. There are HHs for those in psychiatric institutions, such as Conard House. There are HHs for victims of domestic violence and sex trafficking.

There are many problems beyond the parochialism of the article (Texas-oriented) that doesn't include other state or global practices. Weathervane13 17:29, 22 September 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Weathervane13 (talk • contribs)

Halfway houses in Australia

In Australia, generally all cheap hotels/motels providing transitional housing for people close to homelessness are called 'halfway houses'. There is usually no more support for the inhabitants other than a low entrance level (no reference needed, relatively cheap), sometimes monetary assistance from the government, and they are often the last step for people before experiencing homelessness. Others can rent those rooms as well, but at least locals know what kind of people live in these places and tend to avoid them. 37.76.37.162 (talk) 20:06, 3 September 2023 (UTC)