Stunning advocates, Gov. Matt Bevin vetoes mental health law
Stunning advocates who have fought for years for a law to get better help for severely mentally ill people, Gov. Matt Bevin on Monday vetoed a bill known as "Tim's Law" aimed at ending the cycle of jail, hospitalization and homelessness experienced by some who don't get proper treatment.
Advocates were shocked by Bevin's veto of Senate Bill 91, which passed with near-unanimous approval in the House and Senate this legislative session. It allows a judge to order outpatient treatment for up to a year for some people unable to recognize the severity of their mental illness and with a history of involuntary psychiatric hospitalization.
"It's a real kick in the gut," said Sheila Schuster, a longtime mental health advocate with a group called the Advocacy Action Network. "We think the governor has been misinformed."
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