POWER BreakfastHundreds of state patients who have been declared mentally unfit to stand trial or be held criminally responsible are being held in prisons instead of receiving treatment in psychiatric hospitals.
Hundreds of state patients who have been declared mentally unfit to stand trial or be held criminally responsible are being held in prisons instead of receiving treatment in psychiatric hospitals. Tessa Dooms spoke with Dr Dudu Shiba, Director for Mental Health, National Health Department and Singabakho Nxumalo spokesperson for the South African Department of Correctional Services.
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