Friday, May 24, 2013
STATE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
A program in recovery
Some aspects of care eventually will be restored as patients crowd the Hawaii psychiatric hospital
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Mar 04, 2013
~~<p>After years of cuts, the state is gradually restoring adult mental health services and looking to streamline operations in an effort to rebuild a safety net that advocates say is failing too many.</p>
<p>The work comes as the population at the Hawaii State Hospital, the only state-run psy­chia­tric facility in the islands, remains well above normal since swelling over the summer.</p>
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After years of cuts, the state is gradually restoring adult mental health services and looking to streamline operations in an effort to rebuild a safety net that advocates say is failing too many.
The work comes as the population at the Hawaii State Hospital, the only state-run psychiatric facility in the islands, remains well above normal since swelling over the summer. Login for more...
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