Mental illness collides with criminal justice | News, Sports, Jobs
Mar 9, 2021 There was a time when Ohioans experiencing mental health crises could get help that was less likely to intersect with the criminal justice system. In past decades, a state-run local hospital, for instance, was able to evaluate and offer both short- and long-term mental health treatment, if necessary. That designated local mental hospital no longer exists, and today experts say the system is lacking. Now, with few other options, family members or bystanders often who have few options end up calling police for help. Worse, untreated behavior can lead to criminal acts. Sadly, incar...