August 15, 2016
Attorney General Jim Hood said the federal lawsuit brought against the state for its mental health-care system is a challenge to the Legislature to find the resources necessary to expand the state's mental health services.
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Feds Sue Mississippi for 'Repeated, Prolonged and Unnecessary Institutionalization'
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