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January 2003

Recent Trends, Challenges and Issues in Funding Public Mental Health Services in the US
March 2002

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October 2001

 

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Courts to require treatment for addicts (North Carolina)
Charlotte Observer story - "Mecklenburg courts, in one of the first initiatives of its kind in the nation, will soon make drug and alcohol treatment mandatory for all addicts who lose custody of their children in abuse or neglect cases."  
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Jails Facing High Inmate Medical Costs (Oklahoma)
Story at the KOCO web site on the financial burden of providing health care to those who are incarcerated, a problem "made worse by the state's decision to close many mental health institutions, officials said, with many jails becoming warehouses for the mentally ill."  
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Judge's ruling backs state on medical costs (Kentucky)
Courier Journal story - "County jailers, not the state, should bear the cost of routine psychiatric care for jail inmates, including the cost of often-expensive psychiatric medications, a judge has ruled. The order entered last month by Franklin Circuit Judge Roger L. Crittenden addresses a dispute that state officials believe has impeded mental-health services in some jails. The order is expected to be appealed."  
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