People with mental health issues who are not criminals are often jailed for minor offenses, creating jail overcrowding, when they could be routed instead to the mental health treatment system. That is the premise of a two-hour conference going on today at The Center for Counseling and Consultation in Great Bend, said Dr. Tom Bauer, MD, a retired internist in Great Bend.
Crisis team looks at jail overcrowding and mental health
Community hopes to form Crisis Intervention Team
