Submitted by Project Syndicate on January 2, 2007 - 3:20pm.
"There is an urgent need to change government policies so that providing services for people with mental disabilities in the community is the
norm rather than the exception. Such services must be accessible to
everyone who needs them. And governments must reallocate resources from
institutions -- and the bureaucracies that have a vested interest in
preserving their positions -- to organizations that support
community-based living." Dragan Lukic and Judith Klein