<![CDATA[TIL thousands of Quebec children in the 1940s–50s were falsely labeled mentally ill so institutions could receive higher government funding.]]>TIL thousands of Quebec children in the 1940s–50s were falsely labeled mentally ill so institutions could receive higher government funding. Of the 22k patients classified as mentally ill, one third were falsified reports. Many of the children were electroshocked, lobotomized and physically abused.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duplessis_Orphans

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