Wednesday October 30th, 2024 5:18AM

A comparison of text from mental health reports

By The Associated Press
ATLANTA - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported in Wednesday's editions that a 2008 report by Georgia's Mental Health Service Delivery Commission lifted text from other sources. (See separate story).<br /> <br /> Here is a comparison:<br /> <br /> *University of Texas, 2006: ``Mental illness is a common affliction. There are approximately 400,000 people who suffer from mental illness living in Harris County.'' <br /> <br /> Georgia, 2008: ``Mental illness is a common affliction. There are approximately 140,000 people who suffer from mental illness living in Fulton County.'' <br /> <br /> *Michigan, 2004: ``Our current system evolved over time, beginning in 1963 when President Kennedy signed the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Act that, for the first time, created a role for the federal government. Michigan quickly followed the federal lead with the passage of the state Community Mental Health Act (P.A. 54) in 1964.'' <br /> <br /> Georgia, 2008: ``Our current system evolved over time, beginning in 1963 when President Kennedy signed the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Center Act that, for the first time, created a role for the federal government. Georgia quickly followed the federal lead with the passage of the state Community Mental Health Act in 1964.'' <br />
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