CRIMINALLY ILL: SYSTEMIC FAILURES TURN STATE MENTAL HOSPITALS INTO PRISONS
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✍️ The article discusses the crisis in Ohio's mental health system, where patients with severe mental illness are being criminalized and warehoused in jails and prisons, rather than receiving treatment. The state's psychiatric hospitals are understaffed and often turn away patients, leading to long wait times and a lack of access to care.
👉 Ohio's psychiatric hospitals are understaffed and often turn away patients 👉 Patients with severe mental illness are being criminalized and warehoused in jails and prisons 👉 The state's mental health system is plagued by long wait times and a lack of access to care 👉 Experts and advocates are calling for reforms to address the crisis, including increasing funding for mental health services and expanding community-based treatment options
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