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The Shame of Texas

The Shame of Texas

A shortage of beds in state psychiatric hospitals has left nearly 400 Texans languishing for months, sometimes years, on a waiting list.

The Shame of Texas

The Shame of Texas

This piece was co-authored with Dr. William S. Bush, author of Circuit Riders for Mental Health: The Hogg Foundation and the Transformation of Mental Health in Texas. It originally ran in the Austin American-Statesman and our blog on the Huffington Post. The Texas...

The Shame of Texas

The Shame of Texas

This piece was co-authored with Dr. William S. Bush, author of Circuit Riders for Mental Health: The Hogg Foundation and the Transformation of Mental Health in Texas. It originally ran in the Austin American-Statesman and our blog on the Huffington Post. The Texas...

The Shame of Texas

The Shame of Texas

This piece was co-authored with Dr. William S. Bush, author of Circuit Riders for Mental Health: The Hogg Foundation and the Transformation of Mental Health in Texas. It originally ran in the Austin American-Statesman and our blog on the Huffington Post. The Texas...

The Shame of Texas

The Shame of Texas

This piece was co-authored with Dr. William S. Bush, author of Circuit Riders for Mental Health: The Hogg Foundation and the Transformation of Mental Health in Texas. It originally ran in the Austin American-Statesman and our blog on the Huffington Post. The Texas...

The Shame of Texas

The Shame of Texas

The Texas Tribune kicked off Mental Health Month by highlighting a public health emergency; in fact, a public health crisis. A shortage of available beds in the state’s system of psychiatric hospitals has left nearly 400 Texans languishing for months, sometimes years,...