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Mississippi Jailed More Than 800 People Awaiting …

(7 days ago) WebHealth Care Mississippi Jailed More Than 800 People Awaiting Psychiatric Treatment in a Year. Just One Jail Meets State Standards. Counties are allowed to hold people …

https://www.propublica.org/article/mississippi-jails-where-people-await-psychiatric-treatment-must-meet-standards-just-one-does

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Jailed for Their Own Safety, 14 Mississippians Died …

(8 days ago) WebSending them to jail, he now believes, “was not the right thing to do.”. Since 2006, at least 14 Mississippians have died after being placed in jail during the civil commitment process

https://www.propublica.org/article/mississippi-jail-mental-health-treatment-deaths-substance-abuse

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5 takeaways from ProPublica's investigation into how Mississippi

(6 days ago) WebPeople Jailed While Awaiting Mental Health Treatment Are Generally Treated the Same as People Accused of Crimes. According to data from the Mississippi Department of …

https://www.mmm-online.com/home/channel/5-takeaways-about-how-mississippi-jails-people-for-mental-illness/

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Mississippi Lawmakers Move to Limit the Jail Detentions …

(7 days ago) WebNearly every county in Mississippi reported jailing someone going through the commitment process at least once in the year ending in June 2023, according to the state Department …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/mississippi-lawmakers-move-to-limit-the-jail-detentions-of-people-awaiting-mental-health-treatment/ar-BB1mijax

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Mississippi Jailed More Than 800 People Awaiting …

(5 days ago) WebFourteen years ago, Mississippi legislators passed a law requiring county jails to be certified by the state if they held people awaiting court-ordered psychiatric treatment.

https://www.djournal.com/news/state-news/mississippi-jailed-more-than-800-people-awaiting-psychiatric-treatment-in-a-year-just-one-jail/article_a13275b2-823c-11ee-9d49-1fb9a1db5aac.html

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HB1640: Changes how law enforcement handles mental …

(9 days ago) WebGOLDEN TRIANGLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Mississippi lawmakers have made changes in the way law enforcement deals with people awaiting mental health care. Last week, House …

https://www.wcbi.com/hb1640-changes-how-law-enforcement-handles-mental-illness/

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MS jailed more than 800 people awaiting psychiatric treatment in …

(6 days ago) WebMississippi Today and ProPublica requested all Department of Mental Health records since 2010 related to enforcement of the certification law and correspondence with …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/ms-jailed-more-than-800-people-awaiting-psychiatric-treatment-in-a-year-just-one-jail-meets-state-standards/ar-AA1jStFI

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Mississippi lawmakers to address practice of using jail as 'default

(1 days ago) Webby Isabelle Taft, Mississippi Today January 16, 2024 For years, Mississippians have been jailed without criminal charges while they await mental health treatment. This session, …

https://www.magnoliastatelive.com/2024/01/16/mississippi-lawmakers-to-address-practice-of-using-jail-as-default-place-for-those-awaiting-mental-health-treatment/

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Mississippi Remains an Outlier in Jailing People With Serious …

(6 days ago) WebMississippi Lawmakers Move to Limit the Jail Detentions of People Awaiting Mental Health Treatment Supporters say the measure is a step forward in curbing the number …

https://www.propublica.org/article/mississippi-outlier-in-jailing-people-during-civil-commitment

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Mississippi Jailed More than 800 People Awaiting Psychiatric …

(9 days ago) WebWendy Bailey, executive director of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health, sent a letter in October to officials in all 82 counties encouraging them to stop holding people …

https://www.hottytoddy.com/2023/11/13/mississippi-jailed-more-than-800-people-awaiting-psychiatric-treatment-in-a-year/

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Mississippi Lawmakers Move to Limit the Jail Detentions of People

(8 days ago) WebMississippi lawmakers have overhauled the state's civil commitment laws after Mississippi Today and ProPublica reported that hundreds of people in the state are jailed without. …

https://drudge.com/news/275114/mississippi-lawmakers-move-limit-jail

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Mississippi Department of Health Providing Solutions to Mental …

(Just Now) WebDMH does not believe jails are an appropriate location to hold someone who is not charged with a crime and is awaiting admission to a state hospital treatment bed. The person …

https://www.nri-inc.org/about-nri/spotlight/mississippi-department-of-health-providing-solutions-to-mental-health-and-jail-crisis/

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Mississippi sheriff expects great hardship after inpatient mental

(5 days ago) WebMerit Health River Region ’s behavioral health unit in Vicksburg closed June 30, and its 50 beds were transferred to Merit Health Central Mississippi in Jackson, the Vicksburg …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/mississippi-sheriff-expects-great-hardship-after-inpatient-mental-health-unit-closes/ar-AA1dZoqt

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Why Medicaid expansion failed in Mississippi and Alabama this

(3 days ago) WebWhy Medicaid expansion failed in Mississippi and Alabama this year : Shots - Health News More than a million people could get health care if these states would pass laws …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/16/1251691921/medicaid-expansion-mississippi-alabama-south?1122

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Opinion Mental Health Awareness Month! Time for Alabama to …

(8 days ago) WebThe lack of urgency around mental illness leads to severe consequences. Individuals awaiting treatment often endure excruciating delays, with some waiting six to 10 weeks …

https://www.alreporter.com/2024/05/17/opinion-this-mental-health-awareness-month-its-time-for-alabama-to-close-the-coverage-gap/

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They Needed Treatment. Mississippi Threw Them in Jail

(1 days ago) WebSince 2006, at least 13 people have died in Mississippi county jails as they awaited treatment for mental illness or substance abuse, Mississippi Today and ProPublica …

https://www.propublica.org/article/they-needed-mental-health-treatment-mississippi-threw-them-in-jail

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Panel Discussion for Mental Health - University of Mississippi …

(9 days ago) WebMain Content Panel Discussion for Mental Health. When: Wednesday, May 22, 2024, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Contact Info: Dr. Edgar Meyer at [email protected] or (601) …

https://www.umc.edu/Calendar/Events/2024/05/Panel-Discussion-Mental-Health.html

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Lawmakers Could Limit When County Officials in Mississippi

(7 days ago) WebIn Mississippi, many people awaiting court-ordered treatment for mental illness or substance abuse are jailed, even though they haven’t been charged with a crime.

https://www.propublica.org/article/mississippi-lawmakers-could-limit-when-county-officials-can-jail-people-awaiting-psychiatric-treatment

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Thomas Rath Was Ensnared in Ithaca’s Homeless Encampment.

(7 days ago) WebAmong those ensnared in the Jungle was a specter of a man who possessed little more than his name: Thomas Rath. Tommy, to those who knew him the longest. A 33-year-old …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/19/nyregion/ithaca-homeless-encampment-thomas-rath.html

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How the rise of Instagram and TikTok fitness gymfluencers …

(9 days ago) WebMs Rowlands, who played netball at an elite level and has her own lived experience with eating disorders, knows an obsessive focus on physique can affect mental health, …

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-16/instagram-tiktok-fitness-gym-influencers-teenage-boys-health/103580964

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