NC House panel recommends changes to involuntary commitment system

About this episode

The episode discusses recommendations from a House panel regarding the use of telehealth for evaluating the mental health of arrestees in county jails.

The House Select Committee on Involuntary Commitment and Public Safety is recommending that county jails consider using telehealth as a way for medical staff to evaluate the mental health of arrestees on site, instead of sending them to a hospital.

Topics covered

• involuntary commitment
• mental health
• telehealth
• public safety
• county jails

Keywords

• involuntary commitment
• telehealth
• mental health evaluation
• county jails
• public safety

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: House Select Committee on Involuntary Commitment and Public Safety

Places: North Carolina

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