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Article: STATE MUST IMPROVE ITS CARE OF PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES.(MAIN)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- December 26, 2002
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Byline: JOSEPH GLAZER President/CEO Mental Health Association in New York State Albany -
As mental health advocates, we appreciate the Times Union's coverage of the horrid conditions that exist in some adult homes, where approximately 12,000 individuals with mental illnesses reside. The Mental Health Association in New York State is clearly skeptical when it comes to government's proposed fixes. We are concerned that much of the plan revolves around doing things that have long been required by law and simply ignored -- such as evaluation, medication management and access to competent medical care.
And while we see the housing component of the mental ...