Issue Position: Mental Health
Issue Position
Issues: Health and Health Care
Senator Favola has always been a strong proponent of finding the appropriate care for those individuals who are suffering from mental health illnesses. In 2014, she continues her fight to bring the appropriate care to Virginians who are in desperate need of it. She intends to extend the time that an individual can be hold under a Temporary Detention Order (TDO) from 4 to 24 hours. Senator Favola stated, "Ensuring the availability of a psychiatric bed is crucial to providing much needed care. Therefore, my bill would require a state facility to accept an individual with a TDO if no local bed is available."
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