Right to Fail
2019, English. Directed by Thomas Jennings.
Thousands of New Yorkers with severe mental illnesses won the chance to live independently in supported housing, following a 2014 federal court order. FRONTLINE and ProPublica investigate what’s happened to people moved from adult homes into apartments and find more than two dozen cases in which the system failed, sometimes with deadly consequences.
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Right to Fail is streaming on PBS Documentaries in India.
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If you liked Right to Fail, try Come See Me in the Good Light, Harmontown, Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski.
Who directed Right to Fail?
Right to Fail (2019) was directed by Thomas Jennings.