Calhoun on mental health
question:
The county has reduced mental health services over the years. Do you think the county needs an inpatient psychiatric facility for children and housing for the mentally ill?answer:
I know there is a demand for inpatient psychiatric services for children and a demand for housing for the mentally ill. Again, there is currently no money to build a new facility for these programs. However, I would work with Community Medical Centers that currently operates the adult facility – Community Behavioral Health – to see if they could expand services. While this may have been explored in the past, talks could be renewed to see the viability of such programs.
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