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Agencies Struggle to Provide Mental Health Services in Central Texas

By Kristin Houle

In "Mentally Ill Don't Belong in Jailhouse" (July 27, 2008), the Temple Daily Telegram presents a compelling and comprehensive picture of the issues facing people with severe mental illness in Central Texas. It also explores the limitations imposed on government agencies, given funding cuts, a decrease in facilities, and other constraints.The following article is a lengthy but worthwhile read."Before Carolyn Law was sent to prison in March 2006 for killing her mother, she was a college educated woman who had worked in real estate and tried to control her schizophrenia through medication.At one point, she was so successful at controlling her illness, the state used her in a video that promoted the services that helped her cope.'She was a poster child for services offered through the (Central Counties Center for Mental Health Mental Retardation),' said Eldon Tietje, executive director for MHMR...continue to full post

Full post as published by Prevention Not Punishment on July 28, 2008 (boomark / email).