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Mental‑health commissioner warns of forensic backlog, bed shortages and a $28 million developmental‑disabilities deficit
Joint Interim Committees · January 29, 2026
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Commissioner Boswell said state hospitals and community crisis beds are full, that more than 400 people are waiting in jails for forensic placement and that the developmental‑disabilities program has a $28 million deficit.
Commissioner Boswell told the committee the Department of Mental Health has made progress rebuilding community care since large 2010 cuts but still faces critical bed shortages, a growing forensic backlog and a material deficit in developmental services.
Boswell said community crisis residential units and state‑hospital beds are at or near…
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