Advocates Call On Alameda County To Increase Mental Health Spending, Decry Jail Expansion

CBS San Francisco

June 14, 2023

OAKLAND – Despite decreased revenues and a strained budget, mental health advocates in Alameda County are calling for a massive new investment in psychiatric treatment to try to curb the surge in mental illness.

Advocates staged a rally Tuesday morning to protest more money being spent on the county jail.

The Alameda County Board of Supervisors is considering a budget that would send tens of millions of dollars to expand the county jail including a new psychiatric facility. But the families who deal with mental illness say they are tired of the majority of the county's mental health services coming from behind bars.

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