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Judge nears decision on future of state mental health system Associated Press 7 hrs ago By LEAH WILLINGHAM, Associated Press/Report for America © Provided by Associated Press James Shelson, lead attorney representing the state, carries documents as he and his colleagues exit the federal courthouse in Jackson, following a hearing on updates about the status of the lawsuit over mental health services in Mississippi, Monday, July 12, 2021. The U.S. Justice Department claims the state has failed to provide adequate services in the community for adults with mental illness. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) JACKSON, Miss. (AP) When Michael Hogan was appointed by a federal judge to help craft a road map for the future of Mississippi’s embattled mental health care system, he planned to tour community mental health centers in-person to see the state s services in action. He hoped to speak to patients and employees perspectives he said would be vital in charting the

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