Evidence 2:On discharge, not having been treated adequately, their behavior is most likely still problematic, making recidivism likely. These human tolls are difficult to monetize, but they are, nonetheless, considerable. But costs can be estimated: On average, in 2018, the cost of holding people in federal custody was $102.60 per day per adult, or $37,449 a year. The monetary cost for juvenile detention is staggering: $588 per day per youth, or $214,620 a year.
By Joseph Vanable
analysis: The patients that are discharged are not being treated adequacy, but they are still having to cost hundreds of dollars a day. This relates to the thesis of federal funding improving inpatient outcomes because it shows the monetary effects of holding mental health patients.