Missourians wait an average of 8 months in jail for court-ordered mental health services
Missourians who are arrested, deemed unfit to stand trial and ordered into mental health treatment are now detained in jail for an average of eight months before being transferred to a mental health facility. And thatās āsome good news,ā Nora Bock, director of the Missouri Department of Mental Healthās Division of Behavioral Health, said during […]
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