
The Sunday Story: Lost Mental Hospitals, Lost Patients
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Budget Cuts and Deinstitutionalization
This chapter examines the conflict between financial decision-makers and healthcare providers within Washington State's psychiatric system during a budget crisis. It highlights the impact of Governor Dan Evans's decisions on Northern State Hospital as part of a broader narrative about the deinstitutionalization movement and community care expansion.
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