Comments on: In mental health care, a legacy of litigation https://www.overlawyered.com/2013/09/mental-health-care-legacy-litigation/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Sun, 15 Sep 2013 07:45:16 +0000 hourly 1 By: William Nuesslein https://www.overlawyered.com/2013/09/mental-health-care-legacy-litigation/comment-page-1/#comment-237969 Sun, 15 Sep 2013 07:45:16 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=41414#comment-237969 I remember well my euphoria when drugs were discovered that could help those inflicted with severe mental illness to the extent of freeing some from institutional care. It seems that deinstitutionalization went too far and that insufficient follow up care was provided to many.

I want to thank Mr. Olson for his attention to this problem. The issue requires thoughtful consideration. A nation’s care for the sick is a measure of its moral fitness.

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