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The news media, at the time, said it was due to federal funding being cut, and Reagan was in charge. I don't doubt there are liberty issues with institutions,
by e40 6y ago
The news media, at the time, said it was due to federal funding being cut, and Reagan was in charge.
I don't doubt there are liberty issues with institutions, though.
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Here's a good summary:
https://www.kqed.org/news/11209729/did-the-emptying-of-mental-hospitals-contribute-to-homelessness-here https://www.kqed.org/news/11209729/did-the-emptying-of-menta...
Now I remember: pushed the funding from federal to state responsibility, which caused many states to empty out the institutions.
And where do you think many of those people ended up? Berkeley, CA. Because they were sometimes put on buses there, and sometimes it was just the most friendly place to be.
- refurb 6y agoThe institutions were being emptied out because organizations like the ACLU brought cases to court to have them emptied. People were being held against their will in conditions that were causing a stir in the media. It was regarded as a human rights issue that they not be confined unless there was no other option. Hence the shift to outpatient care in the community. Pining it all on Reagan’s cuts is grossly inaccurate.
- e40 6y agoYou seem to have an axe to grind. What you say is not supported by the evidence. It's definitely true in some cases, but not the main reason for the changes. See the NPR article I link to, and many others.
- burlesona 6y agoJust FWIW the bus runs the other way: https://hsh.sfgov.org/services/problem-solving/homeward-bound/ https://hsh.sfgov.org/services/problem-solving/homeward-boun...
- e40 6y agoYeah, well, that's great. But I read many articles about police departments in other states putting homeless people on a bus for the Bay Area. That's is not cool of them. It overwhelmed the social services in the Bay Area.