The Dispatch estimated that taxpayers pick up $1.3 million from
the Franklin County jail because of untreated mental health care. This
does not include the billions of unreimbursed care at the emergency
rooms throughout Ohio that taxpayers pick up. The Dispatch mentioned
the significant cuts to the Mental Health system since 2007. One of the
surprising advocates has been Governor John Kasich. The Dispatch
mentioned that Kasich's brother is mentally ill. He approved a budget
that cut mental health agencies in 2011, and most agencies were happy
that they did not receive a bigger cut. The Governor's rhetoric has
been very good, but the actions have not followed suit.
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