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CHRISTIANSBURG â Montgomery County Sheriff Hank Partin was joined by five other sheriffs and the police chiefs of Christiansburg and Blacksburg Wednesday as he laid into the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services for what he termed a âsystemic failureâ in admissions to state mental health hospitals.
âThe folks that are in crisis, that need help â they arenât receiving help,â Partin said at a news conference called at the county Public Safety Building.
Specifically, Partin and his fellow law-enforcement leaders took the state to task for delays in admitting people held on Temporary Detention Orders, which are issued when someone is found to be a danger to themselves or other.
CHRISTIANSBURG â Montgomery County Sheriff Hank Partin was joined by five other sheriffs and the police chiefs of Christiansburg and Blacksburg Wednesday as he laid into the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services for what he termed a âsystemic failureâ in admissions to state mental health hospitals.
âThe folks that are in crisis, that need help â they arenât receiving help,â Partin said at a news conference called at the county Public Safety Building.
Specifically, Partin and his fellow law-enforcement leaders took the state to task for delays in admitting people held on Temporary Detention Orders, which are issued when someone is found to be a danger to themselves or other.