'I think we have to start building institutions again because, you know, if you look at the '60s and '70s, so many of these institutions were closed,' Trump says.
Trump says the U.S. should begin building more mental health institutions to combat the nation's ongoing gun violence.
President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire, August 15, 2019.says the U.S. should begin building more mental health institutions to combat the nation's ongoing gun violence. "Mental illness is something nobody wants to talk about," Trump said, responding to a question about gun control. "These people are mentally ill, and nobody talks about that. ... I think we have to start building institutions again because, you know, if you look at the '60s and '70s, so many of these institutions were closed."
The U.S. began shutting down mental institutions in the 1950s to mid-1960s and transitioned to more community-based care in part to improve treatment for people with mental illness.
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