"It's time to talk about mental illness."

[Skidmore]

4. I thought I was saying that.

I was pointing out a problem in mental health care availability in that the prisons have been used as de facto dumping grounds for people with untreated mental illness. We do need to revamp the MHC system, and I do believe that there needs to be a rethinking of the use of dedicated inpatient services beyond the 72 hrs to make certain someone has lost the desire to hurt self or others. Sometimes a person needs a little more time and sometimes there are those for which all the time in the world would not stabilize them. However, a great many people with mental illness would benefit from reliable access to a mental health care regimen.