Care For Mentally Ill Is Hard To Find
Updated 11/20
This article from yesterday's Metro section reveals that, while there is still a long way to go in reducing the caseload for therapists, for now the waiting list of those low-income adults seeking treatment has been eliminated.
Updated 7/18
According to this story in today's Metro section, the number of low-income adults in Fairfax County waiting to be seen by a mental health professional has nearly doubled in the last three months.
Originally posted 5/30
Several violent crimes by people with histories of mental illness--including the shooting deaths of two Fairfax County police officers--prompts questions about why these individuals were not in treatment. According to this article, mental health officials say that getting some potentially violent people much needed care is increasingly difficult.
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November 20, 2006; 2:45 AM ET
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Posted by: Jim Foster | July 20, 2006 2:09 PM
Think about this. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted to spend $550,000 this coming year on the "arts".
I think that this same $550,000 could be better spend on this problem.
Kinna shows one where the priorities are. In other words, "Let them eat cake."
Posted by: Jim Foster | July 21, 2006 10:40 AM
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Shhhhhhh. Don't say that too loud. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors might hear you.
They are eternally looking for new ways to spend tax money.