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Editorial — Counties on the hook: State compels local governments to pay entire cost of program

n Counties have no say so over how the treatment is administered.
n Yet they must cover the entire cost of the program.
n Serious questions have been raised about the effectiveness of this approach.
In April, the state Office Mental Health sent Jefferson County a bill for $244,000 â which accounted for nearly a quarter of its emergency contingency fund. Suspects who demonstrate that theyâre competent enough to appreciate the charges against them and assist in their own defense are offered treatment services to prepare them for trial. The program is carried out at a state-run mental health facility.
The state used to split the costs of these services evenly with counties. But the counties were put on the hook for the entire bill last year, and this is the sum total of involvement with the process that theyâre allowed. ....

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State won't budge on restorative services costs, Jefferson County looks to improve mental health, police interactions | Jefferson County

WATERTOWN â Jefferson County officials are hoping that more interaction between law enforcement and mental health services will help save the county hundreds of thousands of dollars, and cut down on the number of mentally ill people put into the criminal justice system without adequate treatment.
In April of this year, Jefferson County was billed $244,000 for competency restoration services â a New York state program run by the Office of Mental Health. When a criminal defendant charged with a felony is found to be unable to understand the court proceedings in their trial, theyâre referred to competency restoration at a state-run mental health care facility. ....

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