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State Supreme Court: Psychiatric boarding illegal

By Nicholas Geranios
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SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — People with suspected mental health problems cannot be “warehoused” in emergency rooms and hospitals when certified mental health facilities already are full, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

The court unanimously upheld a ruling by a Pierce County judge.

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