Friday, April 19, 2013

Report finds hundreds of mentally ill patients bused out of Nevada, some sent to Utah

Deseret News
Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital in Nevada over the past five years bused more than 1,500 mentally ill patients to cities and towns across the country, a Sacramento Bee investigation found. More than 400 patients were bused out last year, according to the report. Hundreds of people have been bused to California, while more than 50 people have been sent Utah and more than 100 to Arizona. At least 33 discharged patients have been bused to Salt Lake City, according to the Sacramento Bee's interactive map.