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Law enforcement across Virginia advocate for mental health resources
The push comes as mental health institutions across the state cannot accept new patients
Catawba Hospital is one of five institutions across the state not accepting new patients because of staffing shortages. (Copyright 2020 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved.)
ROANOKE. Va – Police chiefs across Virginia are calling on lawmakers to address what they are calling a statewide mental health crisis.
It’s been two weeks since five state institutions had to stop admitting patients because of a lack of staffing.
“We don’t have sufficient community-based mental health in our state hospitals are overrun and our private hospitals don’t even have enough beds,” Executive Director of Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police Dana Schrad said.
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