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allan01

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8. re: Mentally ill get punishment instead of treatment - Jeff Gerritt, DFP columnist

Reply to Bozita (Original post)

Mon Feb 6, 2012, 10:35 AM

Feb 2012

Didnt help when dear old Ronald Reagon as governor of California ordered closed , mental hospitals , released patients to the streets and local government.New York state did these very "asutarty" measure cuts 20 years ago, and it cost them more to put the programs back in rather than leave em in place.

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Mentally ill get punishment instead of treatment - Jeff Gerritt, DFP columnist [View all] Bozita Feb 2012 OP

money for wars, but not to help the mentally ill Skittles Feb 2012 #1

Thanks again Raygun BlueToTheBone Feb 2012 #2

Not only is he not being helped Control-Z Feb 2012 #3

He is in a great deal of pain. xfundy Feb 2012 #4

And I quote: Leftist Agitator Feb 2012 #12

All because we can't tax the "blood sucking leeches" Confusious Feb 2012 #5

Just in case someone doesn't understand Roy Rolling Feb 2012 #6

We torture the weak among us n2doc Feb 2012 #7

re: Mentally ill get punishment instead of treatment - Jeff Gerritt, DFP columnist allan01 Feb 2012 #8

This is one of the most barbaric aspects of... prairierose Feb 2012 #9

Mental Health Reform is the cause here.... NCDawg Feb 2012 #10

While the article below is good news, from what I've read there are only 120 beds in this facility sad sally Feb 2012 #11

For democrats. But if you are a mentally ill republican, then one can run for office. Lost-in-FL Feb 2012 #13

A national and worsening tragedy. Shameful. cbayer Feb 2012 #14

This is my story it is now on NBC news. kevdem21 Mar 2013 #15

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