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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We need beefed up involuntary commitment in DC  it's a travesty they tore down the old DC general site instead of turning it into a state of the art treatment center with ample beds.. There are so many people having mental breaks roaming the streets - and apparently the hospitals too. PIW, the only secure treatment facility, cannot handle them all. But they don't need to - because DC is loathe to commit and treat in the first place. This girl should have been brought to PIW and put in a secure space for evaluation. What a horrible horrible story of two different mothers and daughters. I have no words.[/quote]

I love when clueless people post drivel like this. Where is the money and staff for these facilities going to come from?  Do you realize it is a constant struggle to staff the facilities we already have?  Who wants to be paid $40k/yr to sit one on one with a potentially violent criminal? Every day?  Then get bit/spit on/assaulted?  Not many, I can tell you that. The staff turnover in these facilities is ridiculous. I know. I work at one.

It’s really not about not wanting to commit them. We just don’t have the resources to do it. [/quote]

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