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In 1997, Governor Engler closed over a dozen psychiatric hospitals — today, Michigan is still feeling the effects

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In 1997,  then-Michigan Governor John Engler closed a more than a dozen state psychiatric hospitals. Now, 26 years later, community mental health services and hospitals are still struggling to keep up. On this Daily J, WWJ's Brian Fisher tackles the decades long issue, and what improvements are on the way. (Credit: Gabriel Tait/USA Today)

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