Nope you are referring to the things that HAD to be done because of the Doyle- ( some other name) bill that passed in CAlifornia in the late 50s. Reagan was never the instigator
---Nope you are referring to the things that HAD to be done because of the Doyle- ( some other name) bill that passed in CAlifornia in the late 50s. Reagan was never the instigator---
I just always associated it with Reagan because they emptied out the state hospitals during his administration. Also I always thought Ken Keasey's book was the impetus for the changes.
Seriously though, it would be a great thing if some money could go into mental health programs at the county level. The state of mental health in this country has never been particularily good. :^)
Sure he was the 'instigator' of mental health care reform in California. He closed down the old, stiffling institutions so that the borderline mentally ill could be cared for in their own communities.