The largest provider of mental-health services in Ohio is easy to find: Look no farther than the nearest state prison. More than 10,500 people in Ohio prisons, more than 1 in 5, have a diagnosed mental illness. There are 10 times as many mentally ill inmates as there are patients in Ohio’s six psychiatric hospitals.
Ohio’s Prisons Hold 10 Times As Many Mentally Ill As Its Psychiatric Hospitals Do
The Columbus Dispatch Local and State News, Columbus Dispatch
Sun, 04/19/2015 - 2:41am
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