Backup Panel Questions

How has mental illness played in to the arrest and persecution of petty
crime and substance abuse problems?

How are we getting mental health services to the homeless or indigent

mentally ill? How would you improve this system?

What services are available in Virginia Beach jails to accommodate

mentally ill inmates?

What, if any, diversion programs are available in the area to keep the
mentally ill out of jails and prisons (make sure one of the panelists can
speak about the mental health courts)?

What is the policy in Virginia jails and prisons regarding solitary

confinement? Are there safeguards against its use in place for the
mentally ill?

What programs are in place to help the mentally ill reenter society
after release from prisons, jails, or mental health facilities?

What is Virginias policy regarding patient boarding in Emergency

Rooms?