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Westborough, MA December 15, 2017 The popular press is filled with ideas and criticism about what best to do with those afflicted with mental illness. The resources available to law enforcement are practically nothing in the average community. I have answered calls in west central Massachusetts where a citizen asked for referrals for counseling for a family member who was addicted to something or other. Too often I had nothing to offer. Generally speaking unless someone has money to pay for psychiatric services they are left to languish on the waiting lists of community mental health centers. In emergencies many show up or a taken by ambulance to the emergency mental health center nearest their place of residence. This usually ends up costing them thousands of dollars and hours of their time only to be told they must follow-up with a primary care physician. The entire process can be demeaning…
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