Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
hospitals; <br /> 4) Mental Health - Seek legislation to ensure that <br /> adequate State-funded mental health, developmental <br /> disability, and substance abuse services and facilities <br /> are available at the local level, accessible and <br /> affordable to all residents and that sufficient state <br /> resources fund service provision costs inclusive of <br /> sufficient crisis intervention and treatment, and to <br /> structure appropriate county participation in <br /> governance; <br /> 5) People with Mental Health Issues in County Jails - <br /> Support legislation to develop and fund a plan to <br /> reduce the number of people with mental health issues <br /> in county jails (See EXHIBIT A Regarding the National <br /> Association of Counties (NACo) Stepping Up Initiative) ; <br /> 6) * Raise Age for Juvenile Jurisdiction in Criminal Court <br /> Support legislation and funding to raise the Age of <br /> Juvenile Jurisdiction from 16 to 18; <br /> 7) County Jail System/Housing State Inmates Reimbursement <br /> - Support legislation to protect the fiscal viability <br /> of the county jail system by reinstating reimbursement <br />