Greyhound therapy

Greyhound therapy is a pejorative term used in the US health care system since the mid-1960s to refer to mental health authorities' buying a ticket on a Greyhound Lines bus or other coach bus to get rid of possible "troublemaker" patients.[1][2]

The practice is still in use in certain mental-health circles.[3][4]

Diesel therapy or motorcoach therapy or "bus therapy" are similar terms for the practice and are usually used pejoratively.

See also

• List of homeless relocation programs in the United States
• Health care in the United States
• Penal transportation
• Homeless dumping
• Rawson-Neal Hospital

References

1. Margaret Downing (2000-07-06). "Board and Care(less) - Page 1 - News - Houston". Houston Press. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
2. "'Greyhound Therapy' Detailed at Officers' Trial - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. 2006-01-29. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
3. Smith, John L. (2013-09-23). "Nevada Sued For 'Greyhound Therapy' For Mentally Ill Patients". The Daily Beast. Thedailybeast.com. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
4. "Hawaii Homeless Initiative Would Send Some Back To Mainland : The Two-Way". NPR.org. NPR. 2013-08-01. Retrieved 2013-12-04.