ok. nationwide (US), the state hospital system has been basically shredded since, say, the 60s. where i live...

i asked my counselor about it at the last session. just...curious. he explained that very few people are admitted, long term. usually...even the ngri (not guilty by reason of insanity) cases are medicated, treated, and released for "community treatment under court supervision," which...honestly...scares me, just to think about. but it saves money, and maybe its better than being in a state hospital for years? i don't know. i imagine each person is different.

what do you all think, honestly? they weren't good places, some were terible, some were ok...

but at least they were there, you know? some people struggle to make a go of things in the 'real world,' and i wonder, sometimes, if perhaps bringing back a modified version of the state hospital system (long term care/commitment) might actually be a --good thing-- . I'd hate to go to one, personally, but...

I have a good support system. it isn't that im 'too good' for the asylum, its just i (thankfully...) don't need it, because of my support system. some people do. is it better, you think, to risk locking people up for a long time who might do OK...to help vulnerable people who might need it?