ADA Clarification to Rebuild Psych Beds

The DOJ could issue a memo reinterpreting Olmstead v. L.C. to emphasize that community placement is required only when medically appropriate, not opposed by the patient, and reasonably accommodated—stopping its use as a blanket mandate to close institutions. Coupled with DOJ’s investigative powers, this would give states legal cover to expand institutional capacity and civil commitment for the seriously mentally ill. It proposes a federal administrative path to undo decades of de facto deinstitutionalization without waiting for the Supreme Court or new statutes. — This reframes homelessness and mental‑illness policy as a solvable governance problem via ADA guidance, shifting national debate from rights‑only integration to restoring institutional care where appropriate.