New information obtained by CBS 6 shows Richmond Police initiated the process that led to a mentally ill man being placed under a court order for psychiatric treatment.
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“Unfortunately I will be giving you some information and saying some things that may not be easy to hear for the committee.” said commissioner Alison Land.
Mental health facilities are having to treat more patients with less staff: There were 1000 staff vacancies before the pandemic, which puts patients and staff at an increased safety risk. Land said the vacancies have only grown, to about 1300.
“We re really running 60 to 70% in the facilities,” she said.
Inappropriate admissions are putting pressure on the system, according to Land. Many temporary detention orders for elderly patients with dementia lead to patients being transported to mental health facilities. State code puts those patients under mental health care.
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Over 80 organizations attending our Virginia Conference next week Matt Beuschlein | Apr 21, 2021
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We are looking forward to seeing a few hundred of our best friends in Virginia health care and health policy next week at the 2021 Virginia State of Reform Health Policy Conference!
We get about half of our registration in the last week or so. And, since we’re in that window we, wanted to share with you the list of organizations who will be attending our event next week. It’s an impressive list and one that we’re honored to host and convene on April 29th!