Progress was being made throughout the state. For example, at the Faribault facility, Travis Thompson, Professor at the University of Minnesota, demonstrated the power of behavior modification using a token system.

Dr. Len Fielding of the Anoka State Hospital reported that a 3-year study of 190 institutionalized people with self-inflicted injuries indicated that the causes usually stemmed from dissatisfaction, boredom, teasing, abuse, and forced attitudes.