Imagine you are the family member of a person who for several years (perhaps most of their life) has been the subject of a “dual diagnosis” of developmental disabilities and mental illness. Not only is your loved one mentally retarded, but they are afflicted with a mental illness that prevents them from succeeding in a wide variety of social situations (like, for instance, a group home). There are several hundred of such persons in North Carolina – many of whom were the beneficiaries of a lawsuit brought during the 1990’s referred to as the “Thomas S.” case.
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NC Policy Watch – The need to confront some basic issues about our mental health, developmental disabilities and substance abuse systems
December 19, 2009
