ed: In 1800s, Sanitariums were built by dedicated people to provide humane care for our mentally ill. They commonly provided the best care we knew how. In the

ed: In 1800s, Sanitariums were built by dedicated people to provide humane care for our mentally ill. They commonly provided the best care we knew how. In the 1900s, the committed directors, orgs and philanthropists who long resisted degrading pressures died off. Govs eventually took over. Pols/Public weren't as dedicated to safe treatment and spaces. Funding dwindled and the quality of care fell off, often to dangerous levels. The 1980 MHS act was passed to curtail the downward spiral but it was repealed in 1981 by the following administration. The sudden reversal ended improvements before they took root and MI care was disrupted at every level. By 1990, our mentally ill had swelled the ranks of America's homeless. There's been little improvement since. State institutions are over capacity. Many are among the worst spaces in America and the better ones aren't much better. This EO was written with the knowledge that we have no safe quartering available for mental health patients. This bill was also written with the knowledge that will always be space for them in prisons. By design, we are in the 1700s again. refs: https://www.nursing.upenn.edu/nhhc/nurses-institutions-caring/history-of-psychiatric-hospitals/ https://www.nursing.upenn.edu/nhhc/nurses-institutions-carin... https://projects.tampabay.com/projects/2015/investigations/florida-mental-health-hospitals/cuts/ https://projects.tampabay.com/projects/2015/investigations/f...