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Show DAVIS COUNTY CUPPER DAVIS REFLEX JOURNAL APRIL 10, 1985 Needs Health Mental Future Study TOM BUSSEI.BERG Editor By Reflex-Journ- - A children's FARMINGTON and youth mental health treatment center should be built in Davis County. THATS the number one unmet need, emphasizes Mental Health Director Russell Williams, repeated a concern that's been raised for many years, or "for ages." in the words of Board Chairperson Bonnie Durbano. Talk has turned primarily to a regional facility that would house patients from Davis, Weher-Morga- n and Bear River mental health authorities. Dr. I.arry Smith, a board member who is principal of the Davis Learning Center for special need youths, said "I feel we have enough need for a facility on a youth-adolesce- county level. WERE SUCH a facility opened it could house just over 30, Dr. Williams said, noting immediate need for three children's 8 beds and for adolescents, or those over age 12. County commissioners and mental health officials from the three regions have studied the issue but it's projected some 60 beds would be needed and in Dr. Williams words, "taht's getting too large" and would require coordination w ith the various County agencies. Davis mentalh health tomorrow, 24-2- non-Dav- officials have spoken of a regional facility being built in north county, somewhere near the Weber County line. CURRENTLY, no inpatient services are in place for children-adolescenl- s although a home was operated "years ago," Dr. Williams said, but had to be sold. Officials have expressed concern at placing them with adults because of different needs and situations. Dr. Smith expressed a greater need than ever for such a facility, thanks to dismantling of the old State Industrial School in north Ogden. Those 400 or so not housed in the Ogden or Salt L.ake treatment facilities opened a couple back in the years community," he said. ago-"the- y're IN HIS school alone, kids should be housed in such a facility, the principal emphasized, speaking of one case where a student was abused by a parent and needed a residential treatment setting. There is a tremendous need for it, Mrs. Durbano said further, adding, "I feel very frustrated and impatient that its still in the planning stages. six-sev- DR. WILLIAMS noted also that inadequate foster care exists in the community, as well. The countys mental health advisory board, along with counterparts across the state, must consider a grist of questions concerning treatment needs. AMONG THEM: care hosregional long-terpital for those who would've been admitted to the State Hospital must be considered vs. continued use of the Provo facility. A must be decided overall and decisions reached on how much mental health funding should be earmarked for continued development there, Dr. Williams noted. Projected need calls for a inpatient facility that would child-yout- h -- A REGIONAL forensic hospit- al, also for those who would have been and currently are placed at the State Hospital must be weighed, including possibiilty such a facility would be placed at the State Prison. of a statewide structured residential support facility is also being tossed around that probably would be long-ter- under State Hospital direction but located in separate quarters. THE ROLE of the State Hospital house 14 beds in addition to the intensive residential, short-tertreatment center, while two foster homes housing two-siindividuals should be contracted for youth while an adult senior citizen need shows at least 16 beds as necesm x sary. ADDITIONAL needs exist for more outpatient outreach services for both youth and adults. Dr. Williams added. Site For Davis Btuum Plant Is Approved CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 As planned now, the plant will have a capacof 400 tons a day, was stipulated to burn waste materials, and will serve about half the countys population. Layton, Clearfield and Bountiful declined to join the special service district. IN APPROVING the conditional use, the commission set several guidelines: a detailed landscaping plan, including planting of trees at least eight feet tall, and three-tree- s deep, was mandated; the developer should work with the state department of transportation to create a n lane to alleviate traffic congestion; all federal and state standards must be met and access followed according to plan. This was the second by the planning commission. Although a conditional use permit was approved last year, because that came under the old county zoning ordinance, it was deemed proper to act again. The site is in an A-- l or agricultural zone but according to the new ordinance can house an incinerator plant, although that definition for the resource recovery plant was disputed by one opponent. THE HEARING portion came after County Planner Barry Burton presented the planning staff s recommendation endorsing a conditional use permit. He cited similar concerns to those noted in the commissions motion. Potential water contamination through continued use of the Bay Area Refuse Disposal facility in Bountiful was mentioned by Dr. Michael Miner, director of the Weber Basin Extra traffic would only add percent impact to the 8,000 or so average daily trips, said Mick Crandell, transportation specialist with Wasatch Front Regional Council, while Evis Cupple, environmental assessments supervisor for R.W. Beck and Assoc, said "very few plants have applied controls for acid gas similar to those in place for the Davis facility. Water Quality Management Conservancy HER HUSBAND, Kenneth Reed, said while to have trees, garbage is garbage and questioned changes in strategy that first had shown only a 500 ton per day facility was feasible, said steam couldnt be piped and called for a $6 tipping fee per ton vs. $22. Ten thousand five hundred families will have to pay for $10.5 million in yearly fees, he continued. Indicating he had yet to see a study on the social and emotional impact such a plant would create was James Hurst, also a nearby resident, who said he couldnt get 50 cents on the dollar for his home. one-tw- o ity HE COMPARED the smoke stack emissions to less than one vs. a 100 scale for Kennecott Coppers output. Speaking against the plant were many who have fought the plant for several years, including Shirley Reed, a Clearfield City She called the action total, misrepresentation when 60 percent of the county has indicated they dont want the plant speaking of Layton, Clearfield and Bountiful city coun- left-tur- council-woma- 22-ac- re PHYLLIS TURMAN AND BETTY TISDALE- - that such an important person would want to visit her." Betty By GARY R. BLODGETT Clipper News Editor - BOUNTIFUL Phyllis Turman. of Bountiful, has had multiple sclerosis since she was 26 years old. but asn't let it get her down. JUST THE opposite. Phyllis has such a bright outlook on life that despite her handicap she makes others feel better for knowing or visiting with her - even a visit from one of America's foremost humanitarians. BETTY Tisdale, of Seattle, is w ho recognized internationally for her humanitarian work on behalf of Asian children, visited Phyllis recently. Phyllis said she was "shocked said it w as a highlight of her visit to Utah where she had addressed groups regarding humanitarian services needed to help children of foreign countries. BETTY SAID that she was inspired by the work of Dr. Tom Dooley in Southeast Asia. "1 was inspired to go to Asia to help establish and maintain refugee camps in Thailand and India as w ell as the An Lac Orphanage in Vietnam. said Betty, who later adopted five Vietnamese children that she helped rescue. BETTY MADE worldwide headlines w ith the story of the dramatic rescue she pulled off that resulted in saving 219 children from the An l.ac Published Weekly by vision movie, starring Shirley Jor.es. Bountiful, Utah published at Bountiful. Utah in the interest of Davis County and colonies formed by former residents Entered as second class matter at Bountiful, Utah, under the Act of March 8, 1979 Second class postage paid at Bountiful, Utah Zip Code 84010 Member of the L'tali State Press Assoeiatum POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Davis County Clipper, PO. Box 267, Bountiful, Utah 84010 0267. Publisher Mgr. Editor Asst Mgr John Stahle. Jr Dean S. Stahle Lucile Stahle Subscriptions $7.00 per year PHONE 295-225- 1 Davis County Clipper (USPS I ) Saigon in That historical rescue 10 years ago has been retold in an ABC tele- 96 South Main, newspaper in STEPHANIE Spangler, PHYLLIS looked amazed as she sat in her wheelchair and talked with the noted humanitarian. "I can't believe that this is happening to me." she said. "1 wish that I could have helped a lot of people like Betty hasVIone. BUT BETTY assured her that she had helped a lot of people by maintaining her bright and cheerful outlook on life despite being handicapped. "1 don't know that I could do as well as you if was handicapped," she said. - 1 BETTY TALKED about the starving children in Ethiopia - and it being a shame that children anywhere have to starve." "Americans must do more to alleviate hunger throughout the world," she stressed. Phyllis told her visitor that she -- a friend arrange- ments to have the two meet. INDICATING 60 percent of the garbage must still be landfilled after 10 years she caltotal misrepresentaled landfill information tion and said a very recent BARD study refutes previous information about its lifespan and said new sealing methods to prevent leakage have been totally ignored. Beyond that, Mrs. Reed questioned previous discussion that HAFB would sign a steam contract that now is down to one, saying a world-clas- s Japanese bank dropped financial of because backing 20-ye- ar its very nice IN ADDITION, a considerable amount of toxic chemicals and waste had been placed in the North Davis Refuse Disposal facility through the late 1960s although it now is transported to Tooele County or Idaho, the group was told. Davis County has very few alternatives, Dr. Miner added, as far as garbage disposal. Questions about noise brought responses from Richard Harvey, environmental health director, that the plant would create only background noise similar to traffic noise while Harold Miller, president, said much of the plant would be built below ground to help alleviate noise. SEVERAL residents of Eastridge Estates, the closest subdivision to the plant, stressed impossibility of selling their homes for anywhere near appraised value. Developer Brett Simonsen said no ones been able to sell here, indicating two new home had been sold under special options. We cant sell for $12,000 below appraisal, emphasizing we dont want to downgrade the neighborhood by building cheaper homes. Many cited were in the category. A couple residents said they couldnt leave the area because their homes wouldnt sell. Katy-Seghe- rs IT WILL be attractive and will satisfy requirements and be maintained as a first class operation, Mr. Miller stressed. We believe we are assuming a problem from your area, calling it a vast problem with the present landfills. Davis Mental Health Treatment Vastly Different From The Past 1975. Clipper Publishing Company Weekly just before the Communist takeover was "feeling stronger and can find it a little easier to get around." She said the disease struck in 1949 -just six months after her husband, Lewis, was killed in an industrial accident. Both were 26 years old at the time and had two small children. of both women, made cils. Council. He also noted concerns about possible ground water contamination from the old HAFB landfill, closed 15 years ago. Humanitarian Visits With Btfl. Woman, Long Time MS Victim n. TOM BUSSELBERG By FARMINGTON mental health hospital The is picture of a dark, cold, a thing of the past. chain-clangin- g out-patie- IN 1984, 1,313 were "admitted" as outpatients at the three mental health centers in Layton, Farmington and Bountiful. Better than one in five cited depression as their reason for seeking help, while alcohol abuse claimed one in seven. Marital and behavior problems both were of prime concern to one in nine while family problems were responsible for visits by nine percent, he told the mental health advisory board, recently. EE ES A R E c h a rge d on a sliding scale dependent on income, but most of the clients served are considered low income. Better than half paid a $ 10 fee or less per session while one third were charged $2 or less and one in 14 paid more than $30. Some 58 percent of clients were either unemployed, homemakers or students. Nearly half the admissions came in the 4 year age bracket while one in eight were teenagers. Senior citizens constituted by far the smallest age group seen--onl- y sought help last year, Dr. 25-4- 1 1 court-connecte- d 50-5- 0 d TODAY, following the trend in general health care, treatment is the rule rather than the exception except in the most severe cases and then, the old sanitariums no longer hold sway. The vast majority of mental health center activity caters to such outpatient needs, explained Dr. Wayne Owen, associate director. Owen said. FURTHER describing last years activities, he said about one cases with about a mix between male and female. Fourteen percent of patients were seen for alcohol-relateproblems while three percent listed drugs. The bulk 83 percent-we- re for mental health concerns. Thanks to tightening of tax funds from state, federal and county sources, waiting lists have been common at both the Layton and Bountiful facilities. Recently, more than 70 were awaiting treatment in Layton and in Bountiful, although the normal is generally less. in six were 40-pl- THAT FORCES hard evaluations before treatment is started. Dr. Owen said, emphasizing emergency cases are handled immediately. We would like to provide services when patients apply for them, not in two weeks or a month, he stressed. Because of the waiting time, those patients who wait it out usually have more serious needs, requiring on average 14 visits although that varies with treatment and case situation, he told the board. OUTLINING continued need for services, Dr. Owen pointed to 62 requests received from Humana Hospital Davis North for evaluation and treatment of suicidal and other psychiatric pa- tients w ithin the past year . Those requests came from physicians, the emergency room nurse or hospital social worker. The centers are open Monday-Frida- y 8:30 a.ni.-- 9 p.m. but staff has been kept to a minimum due to funding constraints, with Mental Health Director Russell Williams noting three vacancies currently existing in ' : the agency. 1 |