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Texas Mental Health Crisis on Hold | Odessa News
Texas’s mental health system is in crisis, with people deemed mentally incompetent to stand trial facing waits of up to two years for psychiatric care—forcing them into jails where they serve time for minor offenses before ever getting treatment. A federal judge recently ordered the state to cut those waits to 21 days within four years, a major victory for advocates—but the state has already appealed, delaying relief for thousands. The root problem? A chronic shortage of beds, understaffed facilities, and crumbling infrastructure, leaving vulnerable Texans trapped in a broken system that…
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