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When the Supreme Court decreed that mental patients able to live safely in freedom could not be kept in institutions against their will, it was hailed as a humane step forward. They were to return to their communities and receive supportive care. But that support never came through. The patients end...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Weisberg, Roger
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Series:Filmakers Library online.
Subjects:
Insanity (Law) > United States.
Mental health facilities > United States.
Mentally ill > Care > United States > History.
Mentally ill > Deinstitutionalization > United States.
Équipements de santé mentale > États-Unis.
Personnes vivant avec un trouble de santé mentale > Soins > États-Unis > Histoire.
Personnes vivant avec un trouble de santé mentale > Désinstitutionnalisation > États-Unis.
Insanity (Law)
Mental health facilities
Mentally ill > Care
Mentally ill > Deinstitutionalization
United States
Documentary.
Streaming videos.
documentary film.
History
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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