More than 300 Pennsylvanians a day were hospitalized for mental illness in 2018, leaving mental health professionals in many instances struggling to find beds for them in a system plagued by limited resources.
Source: The Tribune-Review
Pennsylvania hospitals struggle under demand for mental health beds
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