My cousin had chronic, serious schizophrenia and was tossed out of Patton state hospital during the Reagan budget cuts. Luckily my aunt had the resources to find treatment and a decent place for him to live. He would have been on the street. I've been a certified welder, had a career as a union electrician and earned a Ph.d in history and finished my working career teaching on the adjunct circuit (finally attained Non-tenure track status.) I can't tell you how much I enjoy your posts and books. They have restored a little of my naive faith that academics as a radical political force. Solidarity!
My cousin had chronic, serious schizophrenia and was tossed out of Patton state hospital during the Reagan budget cuts. Luckily my aunt had the resources to find treatment and a decent place for him to live. He would have been on the street. I've been a certified welder, had a career as a union electrician and earned a Ph.d in history and finished my working career teaching on the adjunct circuit (finally attained Non-tenure track status.) I can't tell you how much I enjoy your posts and books. They have restored a little of my naive faith that academics as a radical political force. Solidarity!
Thanks so much, but I don’t feel as if I do that much. But I will keep writing about this topic…
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-08-05/california-mental-health-funds-la-county-concerns
What have these billions of dollars done? Note how fragmented the agencies and difficult it is to actually build desperately needed housing?
Thank you