SEATTLE (AP) — Lawmakers say the Legislature made significant improvements during the 2015 session to provide services for Washington's mentally ill, but critics say some of the bills passed in an effort to fix a system sharply criticized by the courts could make matters worse and lead to more litigation. When no beds were available at the state's psychiatric hospitals, mentally ill people acting in a dangerous manner were instead strapped to gurneys in emergency rooms without receiving treatment. [...] on April 2, a federal judge ruled in a class-action lawsuit that forcing people to wait in jails for weeks or months for competency evaluations and treatment violates their constitutional rights. U.S.
Lawmakers Say Mental Health Improved, Critics Disagree
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