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That was the counsel to

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families at the time.

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To receive services from the

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County, you had to give up

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your rights. You had to

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commit your son or daughter

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to the system and to the

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hospital in particular.

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It was a different kind

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of commitment than

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what we ordinarily think of.

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If you are sentenced,

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for instance, to jail for a crime

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or if you are committed

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as mentally ill,

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it's always for a specific time and place.

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This was unlimited,

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never-ending commitment.

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And families were encouraged

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not to be involved,

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to get away from their individual.

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That didn't mean all families

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did that, but that was -

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what was said was that, you know,

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you basically have created

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some kind of monster and

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it's best out of sight,

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out of mind. And we'll take

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care of that individual

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to the point that they

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have food and clothing and shelter.