To: Mrs. Don-o
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.
33 posted on
03/18/2015 7:17:01 PM PDT by
RobbyS
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To: RobbyS
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.
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03/18/2015 7:22:54 PM PDT by
ansel12
(Palin--Mr President, the only thing that stops a bad guy with a nuke is a good guy with a nuke.)
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