Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse
- Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse
The Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse (DMHMRSAS) [ [http://www.dmhmrsas.virginia.gov/ The Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services ] ] is is composed of 40 community services boards (CSBs) and 16 state facilities.
Recent Lawsuits
A lawsuit, filed the week of December 8, by the Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy, requests the release of information about alleged abuses at two state facilities operated by DMHMRSAS.[MCKELWAY, BILL. "Mental health officials are sued:Va. agency refuses to detail patient's death, suit alleges." Richmond Times Dispatch, 8 December 2007] ]Reading from a prepared statement, on December 7, 2007, Colleen Miller, director of the Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy, expressed concerns about the deaths, saying, "If the allegations we have received are true, people with disabilities in state care may be at grave risk of harm and death."
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