One day this June, Wilkes County Sheriff Chris Shew found 22 patients with mental health and substance abuse problems crowding the local hospital’s emergency department, waiting for treatment, transportation or other help. For Shew, the pileup required his department to provide a deputy around the clock due to the presence of people under voluntary or […]
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