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- Eliminating Poverty and Economic Inequality
R.C. v. Fuller
R.C. v. Fuller R.C. was an emotionally disturbed child removed from the family home due to allegations of abuse and neglect. Thought he had never been diagnosed as psychotic or seriously mentally ill, he was given large doses of psychoactive medications while in the state’s custody. Concerned about the inappropriate treatment given to R.C. and…
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- Eliminating Poverty and Economic Inequality
Wyatt v. Sawyer
Enforcing a humane standard of care For more than 30 years, Alabama’s mental health care system has remained under the supervision of the federal court. In 1970, lawyers and mental health workers filed a class action lawsuit to help Ricky Wyatt and other mental health patients confined to state hospitals. District Court Judge Frank Johnson…