tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-661754827927954328.post9134625989820333603..comments2024-01-20T01:31:12.289-08:00Comments on change mental health laws in Kentucky: FIFTY YEARS OF FAILING AMERICA'S MENTALLY ILL changeMHLawsinKYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08248024620313935048noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-661754827927954328.post-15160002632261319522013-02-05T17:12:21.952-08:002013-02-05T17:12:21.952-08:00The Community Mental Health Act of 1964 and the Me...The Community Mental Health Act of 1964 and the Medicaid IMD Exclusion, enacted with Medcaid shortly after, were just the beginning. The Olmstead decision was the icing on the cake that allowed my brother Paul to be released to independent living conditions he could not handle.<br /><br />Paul's treatment after his release in 1996 - or I should say the lack of adequate support he received - Ilene Flannery Wellshttp://www.paulslegacyproject.orgnoreply@blogger.com