Historian469 t1_ja4rzfu wrote on February 26, 2023 at 9:04 PM

Reply to If you had one last meal in Richmond, what would it be? by 72002994

Texas de Brazil. I'm a meat-guy.

Historian469 t1_j8fj25d wrote on February 13, 2023 at 10:49 PM

Reply to comment by mallydobb in Column: Va.'s behavioral health system is woefully underfunded by greenhousecrtv

All of that points back to what I said: they are mismanaged.

Historian469 t1_j8bd3i5 wrote on February 13, 2023 at 1:34 AM

Reply to comment by megachickabutt in Column: Va.'s behavioral health system is woefully underfunded by greenhousecrtv

The disparity isn't because of the government. The CSBs are grossly mismanaged. Therapeutic Day Treatment was the biggest money maker for them, but the local school boards didn't want them for a variety of reasons. My wife did TDT for nine years, and her school board kicked them out because her boss pissed off the superintendent (and a private entity two counties over did some shady stuff to win the contract). Thankfully, she got a job in private practice three days before it was announced they lost the contract.

If you really want to make a difference in the access to mental health services for the youth of Virginia, you'd tell the author of the article that the cheapest option would be to force the school boards to use the CSBs for TDT. That would alleviate the need for further funding from the state.