Moving Out: Insiders' Views of Relocation

SUMMARY This paper presents some of the findings from the Kirklees Relocation Project, an evaluation of a local community care programme for people leaving long-stay mental handicap hospitals and social services hostels. It concentrates on the views of movers interviewed before and after the move using an innovative ‘visual game’ technique. The study confirms that given the opportunity to make an informed choice the movers would almost always opt for the least restrictive alternative.