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tylermorris2000 t1_jaatk60 wrote

Reply to comment by the_messengers in Sadly, those calling this a win are wrong. by BelichicksBurner

We basically still have them they're called mental hospitals some people stay in them for life.

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Weekly-Obligation798 t1_jaaycu1 wrote

One. We have one. The rest we shit down years ago which is what led to this issue

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Baremegigjen t1_jab5qjp wrote

You can thank Reagan for doing away with those facilities and jdumping everyone out on the street with no programs to support the transition for those for whom it might be possible or other arrangements/facilities for those for whom it wasn’t. At the same time the severely physically disabled, including those with profound developmental issues were also dumped, including those who couldn’t and would never be able to fend for themselves and had physical disabilities that required specialized care.

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Mu5tBTru3Redd1t t1_jab9hzg wrote

It was a terrible transition yes, but for every legitimate person in need of a facility like that, there were 100 that needed a different treatment / care plan. And let’s not get started on how horrifically they were run, or the egregious abuse (don’t look inside)of so so many patients at those facilities, or the experimentation completed on people without consent. A look back on asylums.

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sledbelly t1_jac4bgf wrote

And that ONE isn’t fully staffed.

How do you propose to open more when there’s what one psychiatrist that treats both the hospital and the prisons? When they can’t get enough techs or RNs to complete shifts? When NH bought Hampstead almost everyone qualified left for better paying jobs in Massachusetts.

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-cochise t1_jab3prh wrote

We have one left for adults and it has fewer beds than ever.

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