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I often hear that "the Reagan administration shut down mental institutions and released the mentally ill into the streets." Is this an accurate assessment of the situation, and if not, what is the real story?

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I often hear that "the Reagan administration shut down mental institutions and released the mentally ill into the streets." Is this an accurate assessment of the situation, and if not, what is the real story?	3597