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SC's history of failures, missed chances leaves mentally ill desperate for care. How'd we get here?

Post and Courier | Charleston

Apr 26, 2026

Decades ago, South Carolina shifted patients from psychiatric hospitals to community treatment. The move has done little to improve their fate as lawmakers shortchanged them on res…

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SC's history of failures, missed chances leaves mentally ill desperate for care. How'd we get here?

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