Administration pressed to expand mental health treatment
President Donald Trump  again brought up the issue of mental hospitals in a meeting with governors on Monday  invoking a time when states maintained facilities for mentally ill and developmentally disabled people.
"In the old days  you would put  him  into a mental institution "  Trump  said  apparently referring to alleged shooter Nikolas Cruz  whose troubling behavior prompted people close to  him  to plead for help from authorities  without success. "We're going to have to start talking about mental institutions ...we have nothing between a prison and leaving  him  at  his  house  which we can't do anymore."
The government's top mental health official said  the president  is acknowledging that more needs to be done to make Americans safe in their communities.
 President Donald Trump  speaks during a meeting with the members of the National Governors Association in the State Dining Room of the White House  Monday  Feb. 26  2018  in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
[TGT]again brought up the issue of mental hospitals in a meeting with governors on Monday  invoking a time when states maintained facilities for mentally ill and developmentally disabled people.
"In the old days  you would put  [TGT]  into a mental institution "  [TGT]  said  apparently referring to alleged shooter Nikolas Cruz  whose troubling behavior prompted people close to  [TGT]  to plead for help from authorities  without success. "We're going to have to start talking about mental institutions ...we have nothing between a prison and leaving  him  at  his  house  which we can't do anymore."
The government's top mental health official said  [TGT]is acknowledging that more needs to be done to make Americans safe in their communities.
 [TGT]speaks during a meeting with the members of the National Governors Association in the State Dining Room of the White House  Monday  Feb. 26  2018  in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)