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Written public comment urges Nevada to shift some focus from housing to longer court‑ordered mental‑health treatment
Summary
A written public comment from Jeff Church urged the council and state agencies to expand judicially approved mental‑health commitments and prioritize treatment for people who are unable to care for themselves; committee members discussed how to place that comment on a future agenda for response.
A written public comment read into the record by staff on July 21 urged Nevada leaders to consider stronger judicially approved mental‑health commitments and longer stays in care for people judged unable to care for themselves. The commenter, Jeff Church, argued the state is moving from housing toward treatment and cited Nevada statutes (NRS 433 series) as the legal avenue for change.
Dr. Katrina asked whether the council is required to respond to written public comments; staff and the chair clarified that no action can be taken on public comment items unless they are added to an agenda, but the committee may add a future agenda item to discuss the comment and, if desired, prepare a response. "Public comment, no action can be taken on public comment until it's added to the agenda," the chair said; the committee agreed to verify with the admin team and consider adding a discussion of the written comment to a future agenda.
