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New Report on Ohio Mental Health Crisis Released by NAMI, Law Enforcement, Education, Medical Leaders; Costs of Untreated Mental Illness Shifted to Others.
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April 5, 2005
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Ohio leaders of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) and partners from the state's law enforcement, medical, education and social service communities have released a new report with recommendations to reduce costs from untreated mental illness.
More than half a million Ohioans are affected by potentially disabling mental illnesses every year. The full report is on-line at http://www.nami.org/report/oh.
"As Ohio's leaders work to balance the budget, they may be tempted to slash spending on mental health care, but that would be a huge mistake," said Clark County Sheriff Gene Kelley. "I see the long term costs of ...