The ACLU was pivotal in forcing through the policy changes. They even take credit for it on their website: https://www.aclu.org/other/aclu-history-mental-instit

The ACLU was pivotal in forcing through the policy changes. They even take credit for it on their website: https://www.aclu.org/other/aclu-history-mental-institutions?redirect=aclu-history-mental-institutions https://www.aclu.org/other/aclu-history-mental-institutions?... I do have first hand experience with a family member who needed real mandatory mental help. We could not do anything for years until she tried to kill herself.