Idaho State Statutes - Idaho Attorney Directory

It has been the policy of this state to
provide treatment services for her citizens afflicted by mental illnesses.
These illnesses cause both intense human suffering to children and adults and
severe social and economic loss to the state. Regional mental health services,
providing early and appropriate treatment, have proven to be valuable in the
prevention of long-term, incapacitating mental illnesses and commitment of the
patient to a state mental hospital. Acknowledging that it is the policy of the
state to provide mental hospital services to all citizens in need of such
care, it is the purpose of this act to delegate to the state mental health
authority the responsibility and authority to establish and maintain regional
comprehensive mental health services in order to extend appropriate mental
health services to her citizens within all regions of the state.

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