Posts tagged mental health facilities

Hospital staffing, bed space leave mentally ill defendants languishing in jail

Brad Sellers celebrated his 40th birthday in February in the Clarke County Jail in Quitman, having been there since June 2021 on a charge of aggravated assault on a Quitman police officer.

News, Mississippi News, Public HealthKatherine MitchellMay 2, 2022Brad Sellers, Quitman Mississippi, mental health facilities, Schizophrenia, assault, incompetent to stand trial, Clarke County Jail, Julie Whitehead

How will Mississippi ensure those battling mental illness are getting the COVID vaccine?

Vaccines for Mississippi’s health care workers? Check.
Vaccines for those hospitalized long term? Check.
Vaccines for the short-term mentally ill? Maybe.

Mississippi News, News, Coronavirus Pandemic, coronavirus, mental healthKatherine MitchellApril 2, 2021mentally ill, COVID vaccine, covid-19 vaccine, mental health facilities, mental health centers, homeless, vaccines, state department of mental health, Phaedra Cole