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RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) \u2014 As North Carolina lawmakers in the General Assembly search for ways to address the intersection of mental illness and public safety, House Democrats are proposing more than $1.2 billion in new spending on mental health treatment, psychiatric hospitals, courts, and corrections.<\/p>\n

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The proposal comes as the General Assembly continues debating how to fix a mental health system that lawmakers on both sides say has left too many people cycling through jails, courts and hospitals.<\/p>\n

\u201cDetention centers and prisons have become de facto mental health institutions, yet without the necessary resources,\u201d said State Rep. Renee Price (D-Caswell).<\/p>\n

Democrats unveiled the package Tuesday, arguing the state cannot solve the crisis without significant investments in\u00a0treatment and public safety infrastructure.<\/p>\n

The Justice and Mental Health Act, which would invest more than $800 million in behavioral health treatment, state psychiatric hospitals and other mental health services. The bill would expand treatment capacity, increase staffing and beds at psychiatric hospitals and help reduce bottlenecks that leave people waiting for care.<\/p>\n

\u201cMental illness is a real and present crisis, a crisis on the rise as circumstances in this modern world cause hardship and anxiety.\u00a0 It is a crisis that requires accountability, investment and urgency from the North Carolina General Assembly,\u201d said Price.<\/p>\n

A companion bill, the Public Safety Reinvestment Act,\u00a0would invest more than $400 million in courts, corrections and juvenile justice programs.<\/p>\n

\u201cLaw enforcement is being tasked with responding to behavioral crises. Courts are challenged with determining the disposition of persons with mental illness,\u201d said Price.<\/p>\n

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The Democratic proposals were unveiled a day before the House of Representatives voted 100-10 to approve legislation expanding and strengthening the state\u2019s involuntary commitment system.<\/p>\n

That bill focuses largely on changing how the system operates, including expanding outpatient commitment and directing state agencies to develop plans involving telehealth, mobile crisis response and other tools aimed at improving care for people in crisis.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s taken us 20 years to get the broken mental health system that we have. We\u2019re not going to solve it in six months,\u201d said State Rep. Timothy Reeder (R-Pitt). \u201cThis is a step forward that will be really focused on people who are criminally involved.\u201d<\/p>\n

Democrats say that step is important, but argue lasting change will require funding mental health treatment, hospitals, courts and corrections.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese aren\u2019t radical proposals. They\u2019re practical investments in the basic machinery of public safety,\u201d said House Democratic Leader Robert Reives (D-Chatham).<\/p>\n

The involuntary commitment bill now heads to the Senate. The Democratic proposals have not yet received a committee hearing.<\/p>\n

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