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| Mental health care at Maple Lane bears watching |
| By theolympian.com |
| Published: 01/29/2016 |
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Using the former Maple Lane School as a temporary treatment center for some of Washington’s mentally ill defendants looked like a good idea during last year’s tough situation. The state had been under federal court orders to ensure that accused persons found incompetent to stand trial are admitted for treatment within seven days of a court order. Fast forward, the waits have been averaging five weeks – not seven days. This is clearly too long – and inhumane – to let a mentally ill person languish in a jail without treatment. The state’s recent selection of a private contractor, Correct Care Recovery Services, offered promise, and it still may be a step toward better outcomes. The facility, which is to operate on the site of a former youth prison near Grand Mound in southwest Thurston County, is supposed to begin offering treatment to 30 patients on April 1. Read More. |
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