Mental health system started down the tubes....also there
was a supreme court ruling, well intended i am sure, that made it very difficult to commit someone, and very very difficult to keep them institutionalized. prior to that , large state hospitals like dorothea dix in raliiegh NC had total populations of 1000s of these folks. now they are outpatients and / or 'homeless'.
i worked ERs back then and well remember the transition after that ruling and how difficult it was to commit someone even when they were truly dangerous to themselves or others.
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2012-12-17, 17:54
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- Thanks for taking the time to write this. I know we don't - Hobie, 2012-12-17, 18:43
- very well put! thank you. - cable, 2012-12-17, 19:29
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RangerBob,
2012-12-18, 04:12
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Charles,
2012-12-18, 06:17
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Byron,
2012-12-18, 13:19
- clear and present danger... Outpatient treatment is just -
Rob Leahy,
2012-12-18, 13:58
- friend of mine got a call from a co-worker's psychologist - stonewalrus, 2012-12-18, 15:39
- Mental health system started down the tubes -
Charles,
2012-12-18, 16:26
- Mental health system started down the tubes....also there - cable, 2012-12-19, 09:50
- It's called mainstreaming and the requirement is "least - AkRay, 2012-12-18, 18:50
- clear and present danger... Outpatient treatment is just -
Rob Leahy,
2012-12-18, 13:58
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Byron,
2012-12-18, 13:19
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Charles,
2012-12-18, 06:17