What are the costs of not maintaining behavioral health jail diversion in Lancaster County?
• Our residents most in need of mental health / substance abuse treatment services will not receive it or its lasting benefits. • Taxpayer money will be spent on incarcerating persons with a serious mental illness or co-occurring substance use disorder, instead of providing treatment for them. • Bed space for appropriate placements at the Lancaster County Jail, Lancaster County Crisis Center and BryanLGH Medical Center West will remain limited. • Increases in crime will occur among persons with a serious mental illness or co- occurring substance use disorder. • Our county government’s liability increases with continual jail overcrowding. • Our community faces potential penalties for incarcerating persons with serious mental illness. Partners Partners in the BHJDPLC are the Community Mental Health Center of Lancaster County, the Lancaster County Department of Corrections, the Lancaster County Department of Community Corrections and mental health / substance abuse service providers in La
