Nonilex17h ago

#Idaho Cut Services for People With Schizophrenia. Then the #Deaths Began.

Eliminating outreach to people with severe mental illness set off such a cascade of bad outcomes that Idaho has scrambled to reverse.

#law #policy #PublicHealth #health #government #SocialServices #MentalHealth
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/health/idaho-mental-health-act-cuts.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Idaho Cut Services for People With Schizophrenia. Then the Deaths Began.

Eliminating outreach to people with severe mental illness set off such a cascade of bad outcomes that Idaho has scrambled to reverse the cuts.

The New York Times
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…The deaths so alarmed #Idaho legislators that last week they took the unusual step of voting to restore funding for the program, known as assertive community treatment, or #ACT.

…They cited the 4 deaths, but also laid out a financial argument — that stripping services for severely mentally ill people will simply reroute them toward jails or emergency hospitalizations, which #cost the state far more.

#law #policy #PublicHealth #health #government #SocialServices #MentalHealth

Apr 13 at 9:00pmWeb
Show threadJustin Derrick15h ago
@Nonilex People are so close to understanding how UBI is a net benefit to society.