208.618. Program to address mental health needs. - Missouri Statutes

Program to address mental health needs.

208.618. The department of mental health shall plan,develop and implement a program that addresses the mental healthneeds of the elderly population. Such plan and program shalladdress the issues of elderly isolation, depression or othermental health problems. The department of mental health shalldevise materials to instruct physicians, senior-serving agenciesand others in the manifestations of senior mental illness. Suchplan shall be incorporated into the goals and budgets of thedepartment of mental health in suitable proportion, urgency andpriority with other programs that serve other populations.

(L. 1994 S.B. 426 § 7)