Data: Texas state hospital backlog sees modest decrease

AUSTIN (KXAN) – The state mental hospital system has seen a modest decrease this year in the backlog of thousands of individuals waiting for a bed and stabilization. The improvement coincides with an uptick in the number of usable beds and higher staffing levels, according to state data and presentations at a Health and Human Services Commission advisory committee hearing Friday.The forensic waitlist is composed of mentally ill who have been charged with crimes but were found incompetent t