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Mental Health Legislation “Ceremonially” Signed

May 24th, 2016 by Mike Vasilinda

Governor Rick Scott was in South Florida today ceremonially signing legislation that is designed to clarify treatment options when police pick up someone acting out on the street. Before the legislation, two conflicting statutes made it unclear who was responsible for diagnosing problems. Mike Hansen of the Florida Council for Community Mental Health says the legislation makes the responsibility clear.

“So what this legislation tries to do is create no wrong door. That it would be set up some kind of receiving facility. Almost like a hospital triage center. So when someone is brought in, they can be assess and a determination can be made and an assessment can be made…what is the appropriate kind of care for them” says Hansen.

The legislation provides more than 60 million dollars to fund assessment and treatment for mental health issues.

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