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Baremegigjen t1_jab5qjp wrote

Reply to comment by Weekly-Obligation798 in Sadly, those calling this a win are wrong. by BelichicksBurner

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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