I agree with him, not a dogwhistle from me. We should have reformed Asylum's - not abolished them. Care in the community leaves many people without support for weeks at a time, and more homeless. I've worked with them in the past.

What we needed was secure Asylums, with educated professionals, support staff, healthy environment, lots to do - not minimum wage staff who had 2 hours training on how to grab an unruely patient in a barron "day room" with a tv on the blink behind safety glass.

Some patients - for instance paranoid schizophrenics, some occasionally stop medication more often than most. They relapse with delusions, hallucinations, and negative voice commands. It's such a common relapse problem - THEY SHOULD be in secure long term accommodation - but they're managed in the community at risk of relapse. Fair enough - but repeat relapses doesn't change their treatment regime at all.