The developmentally challenged were routinely institutionalized in the old days. A lot of people abandoned those children. The 1980s seems a bit late though. I thought ASH was closed by the mid 1970s. EdrieAnne

It could have been earlier, my sister went back to teaching about 1965.  I do remember the discussion was when we were together.  We didn't visit often.  It was a stop on the way to visit my parents.  Plane tickets for four was a luxury that didn't come often. Nancy ________________________________ The developmentally challenged were routinely institutionalized in the old days.  A lot of people abandoned those children.  The 1980s seems a bit late though.  I thought ASH was closed by the mid 1970s.                         EdrieAnne

Agnew was closed, I believe during the Reagan governorship so that would have been in the early 70s when he emptied all the mentally ill, brain damaged and Alzheimer's patients onto the streets. EdrieAnne

I was a social worker in San Diego County during the release of the mentally disabled in CA.  Reagan was governor.  The plan was was  to relocate  them to the counties that they were committed from and live with relatives, board and care facilities or live in dependently.  The plan was a disaster I suspect in all of CA, because most of them stopped taking their medications.  The Supplemental Security Program was law by January 1974 and these people were on the streets and costing the taxpayers a lot of money.  I know because I worked with the mentally disabled  trying to get them stablized and off the streets.  Marciel Hart Wood Agnew was closed, I believe during the Reagan governorship so that would have been in the early 70s when he emptied all the mentally ill, brain damaged and Alzheimer's patients onto the streets.                                 EdrieAnne ----------------------------------------- NORCAL ARCHIVES: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ Enter NORCAL.  Browse by month. Or click the "Search all archives" link to search by keyword. ----------------------------------------- To post a message to the NORCAL mailing list, send an email to NORCAL@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORCAL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________ From: EdrieAnne Broughton <edrieanne@gmail.com> To: norcal@rootsweb.com Sent: Fri, May 28, 2010 10:18:15 AM Subject: Re: [NORCAL] Agnews History Museum