Sacramento Mental Health Center Closed to New Patients
The steady increase of mental health patients and Sacramento County's budget problems forced the Mental Health Treatment Center, the county's main psychiatric hospital, to stop admitting new patients on Friday. The center remained closed to new patients through Tuesday and could stay closed for several more days until its caseload declines, according to officials. Advocates and officials say the situation indicates that the state is nearing a mental health catastrophe.
- "Mental Health Center Closes" (Lewis, Sacramento Bee, 5/27).