New law, state funding bring mental health treatment into jails, including Greene County
Previously, mental health treatment had to be administered to inpatients at a state hospital, leaving many to wait months before a bed opened up.
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Previously, mental health treatment had to be administered to inpatients at a state hospital, leaving many to wait months before a bed opened up.
Previously, mental health treatment had to be administered to inpatients at a state hospital, leaving many to wait months before a bed opened up.
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“Are we truly treating them like human beings if we keep them locked up and they can’t have their day in court because they’re not getting treated?” said Clay County Sheriff Will Akin.