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Former staff question patient releases at Northern Virginia mental health institute

Original: Former Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute staff question patient release decisions

Former employees of the Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute are raising concerns about decisions to release patients from the state psychiatric facility. The former staff members are questioning whether discharge decisions were made appropriately and whether patients were released safely, according to FOX 5 DC, which reported the allegations in the Washington DC region.

Why now: Questions about patient safety at a public psychiatric facility are drawing public concern.

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