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The Deinstitutionalizing of the mentally ill--a failure?
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<blockquote data-quote="Fran" data-source="post: 130739" data-attributes="member: 3"><p>It's a horrid failure. IMH).</p><p>The old institutions were disgusting but they should have been repaired and improved instead of opening the doors and letting all the butterflies out without any structure or supports. </p><p></p><p>How we treat our children and our disabled speaks volumes of our true heart. </p><p></p><p>I agree with several layers of care. A campus type environment where the mentally ill could have some independence but be safe, clean,fed. Obviously if stable the resident should have the choice to stay or go. If unstable there should be a way to keep them safe and away from danger. </p><p></p><p>There is virtually no services that will give your adult child a safe,healthy environment that isn't private pay. Basic safety, health care and food should not be something some disabled get and not others. </p><p></p><p>What was done to the mentally ill was a grievous mistake by the institutions and those that pushed for freedom for the residents by the institutions. Now they are in prisons, under bridges and homes that are not safe. </p><p>I'll stop but this is definitely a soap box issue for me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fran, post: 130739, member: 3"] It's a horrid failure. IMH). The old institutions were disgusting but they should have been repaired and improved instead of opening the doors and letting all the butterflies out without any structure or supports. How we treat our children and our disabled speaks volumes of our true heart. I agree with several layers of care. A campus type environment where the mentally ill could have some independence but be safe, clean,fed. Obviously if stable the resident should have the choice to stay or go. If unstable there should be a way to keep them safe and away from danger. There is virtually no services that will give your adult child a safe,healthy environment that isn't private pay. Basic safety, health care and food should not be something some disabled get and not others. What was done to the mentally ill was a grievous mistake by the institutions and those that pushed for freedom for the residents by the institutions. Now they are in prisons, under bridges and homes that are not safe. I'll stop but this is definitely a soap box issue for me. [/QUOTE]
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