DOJ’s Civil Rights Division Quietly Ends Its 20-Year Policy of Suing States to Discharge Mentally Ill Patients From Institutions
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Treatment in mental healthcare institutions for at least 60,000 people with a severe psychiatric disorder is often in vain. As a result, a quarter of adults with such a condition remain off the radar of care agencies. This is evident from a major analysis of bottlenecks in mental healthcare, commissioned by the Dutch mental healthcare sector's umbrella organization. The most persistent bottleneck is that patients are not properly supported when…
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rtl.nlA quarter of people with serious mental illnesses receive no care and are off the radar of mental health services. This concerns an estimated 62,500 adults, reports the Dutch mental health sector in a new report.
People with a serious mental illness are too often left to fend for themselves, the mental healthcare sector warns. This is because help stops the moment someone changes care providers, homes, or institutions. The chair of the trade association states: "No one should suddenly be left alone."
DOJ’s Civil Rights Division quietly ends its 20-year policy of suing states to discharge mentally ill patients from institutions
The U.S. Department of Justice quietly ended a marked 20-year policy of suing states to discharge mentally ill patients from institutions. This was done under the Olmstead decision, passed in a 1999 Supreme Court ruling that allowed people with disabilities to live among civil communities without restrictions. However, Assistant Attorney General of the DOJ’s Civil...
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