Thursday, July 24, 2014

Info on mental illness related violence in PA


Facts about Pennsylvania Mental Health System and Violence

List of Acts of violence by untreated mentally ill in PA
http://mentalillnesspolicy.org/states/Pennsylvania/preventabletragediesPA.pdf
Pennyslvania needs 3800 more psychiatric beds for the most seriously ill assuming they had perfect services
Chart two at http://mentalillnesspolicy.org/imd/shortage-hosp-beds.pdf

Pennsylvanians are 2X as likely to be incarcerated for mental illness as hospitalized
http://mentalillnesspolicy.org/NGRI/jails-vs-hospitals.html