Letters to the Editor: Easier detention is the wrong solution to mental health care

Letters to the Editor: Easier detention is the wrong solution to mental health care (via latimesopinion )

to make it easier to detain seriously mentally ill people in California, Dr. Margot Kushel’s quote about the bigger problem being the lack of mental health resources is spot on.

Eggman’s suggestion that redefining “grave disability” would not affect the procedural rights of Californians in conservatorship hearings is nonsensical. The definition is the main element in jury instructions for conservatorships.Dr. Kushel and those on the ground fighting for more resources are understandably skeptical of this approach. Making it easier to detain people doesn’t improve patient care or outcomes, which should be the focus.

Back in the 1970s, I taught adult education in Pomona. I led exercise classes for mentally ill adults at two facilities, one locked and the other unlocked, meaning the residents were able to come and go with restrictions. I was impressed with the amount of services provided.Today the homeless population has exploded. As a cyclist, I ride the San Gabriel River path and see the effects of mental illness.

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