
What Allegheny County’s new court-ordered mental health treatment program can and can’t do
Allegheny County can now order treatment for people with serious mental illness. But what’s driving results – the order itself or the services behind it?
Independent Analysis and Reportage

Allegheny County can now order treatment for people with serious mental illness. But what’s driving results – the order itself or the services behind it?

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