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DJJ seeks $5 million design funding for high‑acuity juvenile mental‑health facility in Senate Bill 111
Summary
Commissioner Randy White told the House subcommittee the department needs a secure, state‑run high‑acuity mental health facility for violent or severely ill youth; Senate Bill 111 requests $5 million for design work and DJJ estimates a roughly $30 million construction cost for a 24‑bed facility.
The Department of Juvenile Justice told the House Budget Review Subcommittee that Kentucky lacks a secure, state‑run high‑acuity mental health facility for justice‑involved youth with severe psychiatric needs and violent behaviors.
Randy White, commissioner for DJJ, described cases in which youth were repeatedly refused admission to private psychiatric hospitals because of assaultive and self‑harm behaviors and therefore remained in detention where clinical treatment was limited. White said the department has sent some youth out of state for placements and described one case in which a youth was admitted to a state psychiatric hospital only…
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