County's Poor Wait Months, Years for Help

According to the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board, getting hooked up with a therapist can take as long as six months and it may take years to get a spot in a group home. Staff shortages and voluminous caseloads are the cause, officials say. The story is on the front page of this morning's Washington Post.

By  |  March 17, 2006; 10:23 AM ET  | Category:  Government , Health Care, Hospitals , Housing , Human Services
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