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National mental illness group calls for U.S. probe of Georgia state hospital deaths, abuse

Published in Mental Health Law Weekly, February 24th, 2007

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), a grassroots organization representing individuals with serious mental illnesses and their families, has called for a federal investigation of neglect, abuse and poor medical care in Georgia's state hospital system.

In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, NAMI executive director Michael Fitzpatrick advised that "federal action is not only appropriate, but imperative" under the civil rights law that protects institutionalized persons.

The request is based on the investigative series, "Hidden Shame" published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in which 115 consumer (patient) deaths...

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Source: Mental Health Law Weekly (2007-02-24)

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