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Beyond Paternalism or Abandonment in Mental Health Care: An Interview with Neil Gong

Mad in America

Broadly, it was driven by well-documented abuse and neglect in asylums, spiraling hospital costs, and an overly optimistic faith in new medications. The idea was to release some prisoners who were incarcerated for drug offenses into the community and build up a community support system.