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Arizona promised secure treatment for its sickest psychiatric patients in 2019. None exists.
Larry Bootsma was 23 years old when he experienced psychosis for the first time. His parents still remember the phone call from his apartment. He was panicking, saying bugs were crawling out of the vents. He was later diagnosed with schizophrenia. Larry exhausted nearly every level of Arizona’s behavioral health...
Estimated leanLean leftThe article highlights shortcomings in Arizona's commitment to secure treatment for psychiatric patients, focusing on a personal story that elicits sympathy. It frames the state's failures without presenting a conservative counterpoint, indicating a lean left perspective.Estimated story lean · AI scan of the piece, not the publisherEstimated story lean Lean left. The article highlights shortcomings in Arizona's commitment to secure treatment for psychiatric patients, focusing on a personal story that elicits sympathy. It frames the state's failures without presenting a conservative counterpoint, indicating a lean left perspective.
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