Don’t be cruel: Wyo can afford to treat mentally ill
Opinion
by 2 Comments The state’s most vulnerable residents don’t have a voice that a majority of lawmakers want to hear, Drake opines.
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Sweeping redesign of state’s mental-health-services policy underway
Lawmakers, stakeholders and state officials work to establish priority populations for mental health, substance abuse treatment.
Mental health and addiction emerge as legislative priorities
The state’s dearth of treatment resources claimed a lot of air time as lawmakers met this week, even with debate on contentious budget cuts weeks away.
Retiring sheriff’s letter details mental health crises in jails
People in mental health crises spend months in county jails because Wyoming’s resources are strained. The long running problem is not restricted to adult offenders.
Lampert: Budget cuts will drive people back into prisons
A loss of funding for substance abuse treatment programs could increase the number of felons who wind up back in prison, the director of the Wyoming Department of Corrections says.
On the cusp of an important discussion with lawmakers, Director …