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Making someone live a life they do not feel like living is inhumane. Making them spend the rest of it in a mental institution is even more inhumane. If this patient were released and allowed to do what he wanted, should we stop him or fault him? How do we best support him without locking him up?

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This solution provided ways in which to avoid locking people up who have a mental illness, but providing ways to allow them as much freedom as possible.

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A good way to support an individual without locking him or her up is important. Here are some suggestions. The mental health workers can have 24/7 care in his or her home. This allows for the person to have freedom to make the choices they want, but ...

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