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- 1Oregon providers challenge mandate to prioritize criminal defendants▼Oregon mental health providers, hospitals challenge mandate to treat criminal defendants first
Mental health providers and hospitals in Oregon are legally challenging a state mandate that requires them to give priority to criminal defendants waiting for court-ordered mental health services. The providers argue the requirement diverts scarce psychiatric beds and staff away from other patients in need. The dispute highlights ongoing tensions over Oregon's capacity to provide timely mental health treatment amid legal deadlines for defendants found unfit to stand trial.
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Brattleboro, Vermont, is set to get a mental health urgent care center, according to reporting by VTDigger. The facility would provide immediate psychiatric and behavioral health support to residents in the region, addressing a gap in access to timely mental health services in southern Vermont. Details on its opening date and services were not immediately available.