Massachusetts

In a statement released Wednesday, the Massachusetts Nurses Association called the move an “abandonment of the mentally ill.”
Longtime Taunton State Hospital nurse Karen Coughlin said there are some patients who require care that can only be administered in an inpatient setting.
“We always want to have patients be able to receive services in a community no matter what the level of care is,” she said. “I understand there’s a community first movement, but it’s not a community only.”
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