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Two stories from Joe

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Thanks to Joe for always being on the lookout. About the first article, he writes:

Where the mental health systems speak so often of transparency, the walls of this institution are real in all respects. If sunlight is the best disinfectant, this is clearly one place where the sun doesn't shine.

"But what makes this matter more egregious is that Delaware Psychiatric Center is currently under investigation by three agencies or special panels. There are no top secrets here."

Governor should get Supreme Court opinion on secrecy of state files

And the second:

Here a suicide occurred at a New Jersey State psychiatric hospital. Once again the words and the deeds did not intersect with tragic consequences.

N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.1(c), "It is the policy of this State that persons in the public mental health system receive inpatient treatment and rehabilitation services in accordance with the highest professional
standards and which will enable those hospitalized persons to return to their community as soon as it is clinically appropriate."

Ancora CEO out after patient suicide

And my comment: He was reassigned? What is this, the old days of the Catholic Church? He shouldn't be moved to another parish. He should be fired -- end of story.

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Liz Spikol is senior contributing editor of Philadelphia Weekly. She writes the award-winning column The Trouble With Spikol, which began as a chronicle of her struggle with mental illness, and has since expanded into humorous musings on everything from graphic novels to how to use a mop. She also writes the paper's book review column, Lit Gloss. This blog -- named one of the Top 10 Bipolar Blogs of 2007 by PsychCentral -- is about mental illness policy, news, personal journeys and more.