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Missouri lawmakers vow to tackle mental health backlog as hundreds languish in jails
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Missouri lawmakers vow to tackle mental health backlog as hundreds languish in jails
The average number of people awaiting placement by the Missouri Department of Mental Health in psychiatric hospitals for treatment to allow them to stand trial has steadily increased, nearing 500 in October (Caspar Benson/Getty Images).State lawmakers are seeking solutions to a growing backlog of jailed Missourians awaiting help from the Missouri Department of Mental Health to move their cases forward. These Missourians have been charged but not…
·St. Louis, United States
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