I just came across an article produced by the NASMHPD Research Institute that was published in December of last year related to a survey they conducted of state mental health authorities last year. NRI queried the states about whether there mental health systems were experiencing shortfalls. 32 of the 42 responding states said they were.
To deal with the shortfall, 42% of the states are closing state hospital beds, wards or entire hospitals.
Wouldn't it be nice if my state, Maryland, would learn something from this? Maryland continues to be one of the highest per capita spenders on state hospital beds in the nation. When you couple this with the state's eight year moratorium on the development of affordable housing for people with psychiatric disabilities, you have a system in peril.
It is time for a change!
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