Posted on 03/05/2008 8:42:27 AM PST by kiriath_jearim
The Virginia General Assembly voted Tuesday for the first major overhaul of the state's mental health system in three decades, largely in response to the mass shooting at Virginia Tech.
The House and Senate passed a package of bills designed to give families and courts greater flexibility in having people who are mentally ill involuntarily committed, among other changes.
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Good. They can start with James Webb.
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