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Short-Doyle Act Lauded as Step Forward in Mental Health
Dr Edward Rudin, chief of state local mental health services for the California Department of Mental Hygiene, praised the Short-Doyle Act at a Community Welfare Council meeting. He cited its philosophy of treating mentally ill people in their own communities and the importance of community responsibility, warning against distant asylums.
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