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Empty hospitals could ease Missouri's mental health crisis
Original: Messenger: Why not use empty hospitals to solve Missouri’s mental health crisis?
A commentary in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch argues that Missouri should repurpose vacant hospital buildings to address its mental health crisis. The piece suggests unused facilities could be converted into treatment centers at a time when demand for psychiatric care is rising and capacity remains limited. It is prompting discussion about whether state and local officials should consider such conversions as part of broader mental health policy solutions.
Why now: Missouri's mental health treatment shortages are an ongoing concern, and proposals to reuse empty hospitals offer a concrete policy idea.
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