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| Florida Prison Boss Initiates Mental Health Reforms |
| By northescambia.com |
| Published: 10/06/2014 |
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Florida inmates with severe mental illnesses will have an ombudsman to represent them, and prison staff will undergo more training under the latest reforms initiated by Florida Department of Corrections Secretary Michael Crews. Crews announced the changes, including the creation of a “mental health ombudsman” position. The ombudsman, the first in the country according to a press release issued by Crews’s office, will serve as a liaison for about 1,000 mentally ill inmates in inpatient units and will report to the department’s director of mental health services, Dean Aufderheide, who made the recommendations. Up to 20 percent of the 100,000 inmates in Florida prisons have diagnosed mental conditions requiring treatment, Crews said in the release. Read More. |
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