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Oversight board hears sharp rise in serious mental‑illness rates and updates on substance‑use treatment
Summary
Board members flagged a rise in the percentage of people in custody identified with serious mental illness; Warden Williams and program staff described intake verification procedures, ongoing MAT treatment and training efforts, and staffing constraints cited by health services leaders.
Councilman Madden told the board that the percentage of people in custody identified with severe mental illness rose from 35% to 52% in two months and asked whether that could reflect changes in evaluation, intake, or access to community care.
Warden Williams said the facility conducts independent evaluations at intake and attempts medication verification with community treatment providers; he said the observed increases could reflect seasonal trends, changes in access to community care, or a higher incidence of…
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