State updates competency restoration program and flags placement and staffing limits
DCFS and juvenile services officials told the committee that Nevada implemented a residential competency restoration program under AB 467 (Desert Willow unit) but that statewide capacity limits, evaluator shortages and staffing constraints produce placement wait times and can extend detention stays.
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Kimberly Abbott, administrator of the Division of Child and Family Services, and Deputy Sharon Anderson described the state's implementation of AB 467 (competency restoration) and the resulting inpatient restoration unit at Desert Willow Treatment Center.
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