[RobbyS]

One of those “feel-good” reforms that also saved the state money. The mentally ill used to live in Asylums, and similar institutions. But in the ‘70s, these were closed and the mentally-ill were left to roam and self-medicate.

[ansel12]

The mentally ill used to live in Asylums, and similar institutions. But in the ‘70s, these were closed and the mentally-ill were left to roam and self-medicate.

They were closed by the last bill that JFK signed in 1963, he emptied the mental hospitals, although it took a few years for people to start seeing the results on the streets.