Tag: involuntary commitment

In the 1950s, 558,000 people were in mental institutions in the U.S. Many were there against their will and were being warehoused or treated badly. Deinstitutionalization was intended to restore their civil rights and improve their lot. Did it? By 2006, there were only 40,000 people in institutions. What happened… read more "Involuntary Treatment – Civil Rights or Civil Wrongs?"