Select Media Coverage of CCE's report on the Department of Behavioral Health
Improving Mental Health Services and Outcomes for All in the media:
The Washington Post - Report faults District's treatment of mentally ill people in criminal justice system (February 26, 2018)
WJLA - 7 On Your Side: DC mental health treatment problems (February 26, 2018)
Street Sense Media - Shortages at Saint Elizabeths Hospital leave people languishing in D.C. Jail (March 21, 2018)
Related Stories:
The Washington Post - Advocacy group raises concerns about psychological evaluations on hundreds of defendants
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