{"id":1335,"date":"2019-05-10T09:45:07","date_gmt":"2019-05-10T17:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sdc.wastateleg.org\/dhingra\/?p=1335"},"modified":"2020-09-17T00:10:01","modified_gmt":"2020-09-17T00:10:01","slug":"trueblood-lawsuit-agreement-bill-heads-to-governors-desk-for-signature-focuses-on-outpatient-competency-restoration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/dhingra\/2019\/05\/10\/trueblood-lawsuit-agreement-bill-heads-to-governors-desk-for-signature-focuses-on-outpatient-competency-restoration\/","title":{"rendered":"Trueblood lawsuit agreement bill heads to Governor\u2019s desk for signature"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The legislature passes a bill to support outpatient competency restoration services guaranteed to individuals in the Trueblood settlement agreement, a move which signals reforms to Washington\u2019s behavioral healthcare system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis bill is about reforming how our state treats\nindividuals with mental illness as they interact the criminal justice system,\u201d\nsaid Senator Manka Dhingra (D \u2013 Redmond), sponsor of Senate Bill 5554. \u201cOur\njails do not have the resources to meet the growing demand for mental health\nservices; we\u2019re seeing individuals with severe mental illness sit in jail\ninstead of being diverted out of the criminal justice system to get the\nbehavioral health treatment they need.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SB 5444 improves the competency evaluation and\nrestoration services system while also\nemphasizing arrest diversion and community-based support services for people\nwith mental illness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bill will also grant statutory authority to\nforensic navigators, who will be able to assist individuals who are referred\nfor competency to stand trial evaluations. Forensic navigators will also help\nwith those navigating the forensic court process and coordinate community\nservices for individuals who are ordered to receive outpatient competency\nrestoration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI have spent this session working to ensure that\nour state can adequately care for everyone\u2019s behavioral health needs from\ncradle to retirement. We must continue to move away from a reactive model of\ncare by investing in diversion and intervention programs. This bill is the\nfirst step in reform.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SB 5444 passed both chambers unanimously; it now\nheads to the Governor\u2019s desk for signature.&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The legislature passes a bill to support outpatient competency restoration services guaranteed to individuals in the Trueblood settlement agreement, a move which signals reforms to Washington\u2019s behavioral healthcare system. \u201cThis bill is about reforming how our state treats individuals with mental illness as they interact the criminal justice system,\u201d said Senator Manka Dhingra (D \u2013 Redmond), sponsor of Senate Bill 5554. \u201cOur jails do not have the resources to meet the growing demand for mental health services; we\u2019re seeing individuals with severe mental illness sit in jail instead of being diverted out of the criminal justice system to get the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":1141,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"disable_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-release"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Trueblood lawsuit agreement bill heads to Governor\u2019s desk for signature - Sen. 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