In response to Don Greenwood’s Jan. 12 letter, “Clark County needs new jail,” he is misinformed when he states we need a new jail for the mentally ill. The mentally ill come out of jail worse than when they went in.
We need a safe new mental facility in Clark County. We have a chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) that can use all the help it can get. Its purpose is to educate and advocate for the mentally ill. At the present, NAMI is working toward getting a mental facility built in Clark County. This facility would address many needs for the mentally ill that are not being addressed now.
NAMI headquarters is at 5411 E. Mill Plain Blvd., Suite A, Vancouver, and the phone number is 360-695-2823. If you are interested in furthering their cause, I guarantee any help you give will be appreciated immeasurably.
