Missouri continues to struggle getting crime suspects into mental health treatment

from Show Me Today - The Voice of Missouri

Hundreds of Missouri crime suspects are sitting in jail waiting for mental health treatment to determine if they are competent to have their day in court. Alisa Nelson talks to Dr. Jeanette Simmons of the Missouri Department of Mental Health to find out why the backlog is occurring.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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