Charlie Clarke: And the Closing of a State Hospital
Richard Vandeweghe$14.41
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Late 1970s, Michigan.
When newspaper reporter Jake Stone meets Charlie Clarke, he expects another routine story. Instead, he encounters a mystery: Charlie, a recently released patient from the Traverse City State Hospital, has been pleading to be readmitted.
Why would anyone choose to return to a mental institution?
As Jake investigates Charlie's past, he uncovers a troubling chapter in Michigan's history. In the years preceding the closure of state mental hospitals, thousands of patients were sent back to "home communities" they had not lived in for decades-often without family, support, or resources.
Through Charlie's story, Jake confronts a haunting question: What became of the patients who had been released?
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Mission Point Press
Published: 08/20/2026
ISBN: 9781968761707
Pages: 158
Weight: 0.42lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.37d