Panel says it's time to start planning for a new psychiatric hospital to replace Whiting
Yehyun Kim :: ctmirror.org Whiting Forensic Division in Middletown on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. The hospital provides treatment and evaluation services for patients with mental health conditions who are involved in the criminal justice system, or are not ready to be safely treated in less restrictive settings. The CVH Whiting Task Force on Tuesday recommended that lawmakers start thinking about how to close Whiting Forensic Hospital — the maximum-security psychiatric hospital in Middletown — and transfer patients to a more modern building more amenable to their care. Task Force co-chair Mic...
Source: ctmirror.org