New program to get mentally ill inmates held in limbo โcompetentโ enough for trial
Read full article: New program to get mentally ill inmates held in limbo โcompetentโ enough for trial
There are 280 inmates at the Bexar County Jail that have been designated โincompetent to stand trialโ because of mental health issues, intellectual disabilities, or other problems. If they canโt make bail, theyโre stuck waiting for a bed in the heavily back-logged state hospital system.
State leaders wonโt commit to specifics about how much they might invest in childrenโs mental health
Read full article: State leaders wonโt commit to specifics about how much they might invest in childrenโs mental health
As public debate intensifies over how the state will divvy up billions in new money, community groups that treat children for mental illness fear theyโre not a priority.