Okay. Bad decision to put the mentally disturbed on the streets - that I agree with.
But no Republican administration from Nixon through Reagan through the Bushes to Trump ever reversed it. Not one. Not one study. Not one analysis. And to my knowledge at least, not one attempt to enact legislation to change the direction of caring for the…
Okay. Bad decision to put the mentally disturbed on the streets - that I agree with.
But no Republican administration from Nixon through Reagan through the Bushes to Trump ever reversed it. Not one. Not one study. Not one analysis. And to my knowledge at least, not one attempt to enact legislation to change the direction of caring for the mentally ill.
You want to blame the Democratic Party for misguided policies? Add another political party to the mix.
This is a Dem problem created by them and the ACLU who went to court to have the sick deinstitutionalized. And you will notice that the Dem cities have the largest homeless populations and they do nothing to change that. California has the largest population in the nation. You may have noticed that Cal. is run by Democrats and has been for decades and will be run by them into the future.
..an interesting read, if you can open the link. Back when the NYT was far more even handed. Doesn't lay blame on any particular party or ideology, but on the medical establishment itself. Opened my eyes quite a bit.
The states failed as well because the concept of the “de institutionalization” of the mentally ill called for community mental health centers, few of which were budgeted for and fewer built.
Okay. Bad decision to put the mentally disturbed on the streets - that I agree with.
But no Republican administration from Nixon through Reagan through the Bushes to Trump ever reversed it. Not one. Not one study. Not one analysis. And to my knowledge at least, not one attempt to enact legislation to change the direction of caring for the mentally ill.
You want to blame the Democratic Party for misguided policies? Add another political party to the mix.
The entire nation owns this one.
This is a Dem problem created by them and the ACLU who went to court to have the sick deinstitutionalized. And you will notice that the Dem cities have the largest homeless populations and they do nothing to change that. California has the largest population in the nation. You may have noticed that Cal. is run by Democrats and has been for decades and will be run by them into the future.
https://www.nytimes.com/1984/10/30/science/how-release-of-mental-patients-began.html
..an interesting read, if you can open the link. Back when the NYT was far more even handed. Doesn't lay blame on any particular party or ideology, but on the medical establishment itself. Opened my eyes quite a bit.
Enjoy the day..
The states failed as well because the concept of the “de institutionalization” of the mentally ill called for community mental health centers, few of which were budgeted for and fewer built.