2023-07-23 21:25:02.11096+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
When people trace the roots of homelessness back to then California Governor Reagan signing the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act in 1967, they forget that the reason it was so popular was that mental health holds were being abused.
And they still are, as 26 patients have sued a top Arkansas psychiatrist for involuntarily committing and holding them.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/t...oning-patients-medicai-rcna93430
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