The incident resulted in 10 people shot, and one person killed during a chaotic scene that has shaken Mobile and spurred renewed attention toward downtown safety ahead of Mardi Gras.
But the shooting’s aftermath also lacked something critical, said Chastang-Whigham. It lacked the mental health assistance and counseling for people suffering from the traumatic event.“It took six days to put out a number out there to give you guidance,” she said, referring to counseling that was eventually offered through a division within the Mobile Police Department.She said larger cities, where gun violence is common, offer counselors to people who are impacted.
“Whenever you have a critical incident, you think you have all of the things in place that impact a community,” he said. “We had not dealt with a critical impact of that nature. This is one of those things where law enforcement typically does not take the lead in coordinating the resources but, from a public safety standpoint, where we see gaps we try to create services around them.
“I’m going to keep peeling back the layers of this thing until we figure it out,” said Jones, advocating for an approach similar to long-term care once provided by state-owned hospitals like Searcy in Mount Vernon. It has been closed for over a decade. Alabama remains one of 11 states that have not yet expanded Medicaid eligibility as allowed under the federal health care law that was approved by Congress in 2010.
, shows that Alabama would see the largest decrease in its uninsured rate by an expansion of Medicaid. The Foundation’s report shows the drop at 43% if the state to expand Medicaid.
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