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The Deinstitutionalizing of the mentally ill--a failure?
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<blockquote data-quote="skeeter" data-source="post: 130465" data-attributes="member: 439"><p>We often see people in court, that we know are going to wind up in jail, that DO NOT need to be there. They just need someone to oversee that they take their medications.</p><p></p><p>Vito is a good example. I don't know if he's BiPolar (BP) or schizophrenic, low IQ, or a combination of things, but he's (usually) harmless. He has a certain "turf" of street that he "patrols" and sings or talks to himself. He's not homeless - his grandmother lives in the neighborhood - but he often goes weeks between visits to her house.</p><p>However, he self medicates. And when he's drinking, there are certain buttons that can be pushed and he will become violent. The last time was with a new officer, so he wound up getting arrested for accousting an officer. He also can be talked into doing things for others.</p><p>We've tried to get him psychological help, but it's just not THERE. He's been to River City (our court ordered rehab) and now his only option is jail. He doesn't NEED jail - most of the time he's only a threat to himself and not the community.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skeeter, post: 130465, member: 439"] We often see people in court, that we know are going to wind up in jail, that DO NOT need to be there. They just need someone to oversee that they take their medications. Vito is a good example. I don't know if he's BiPolar (BP) or schizophrenic, low IQ, or a combination of things, but he's (usually) harmless. He has a certain "turf" of street that he "patrols" and sings or talks to himself. He's not homeless - his grandmother lives in the neighborhood - but he often goes weeks between visits to her house. However, he self medicates. And when he's drinking, there are certain buttons that can be pushed and he will become violent. The last time was with a new officer, so he wound up getting arrested for accousting an officer. He also can be talked into doing things for others. We've tried to get him psychological help, but it's just not THERE. He's been to River City (our court ordered rehab) and now his only option is jail. He doesn't NEED jail - most of the time he's only a threat to himself and not the community. [/QUOTE]
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