Aug. 29, 2022 on The Story: Most severely mentally ill people don't meet civil commitment standards in Oregon and Washington, but many struggle on their own once released after specific incidents. What's left is a mental health system with frustrating gaps. Whether through a lack of resources, housing, workers, follow-up care, or the current laws and standards themselves — KGW explores the gaps in our mental health system and how our entire community is suffering for it. Watch more The Story videos: http://bit.ly/watchTheStory Follow The Story on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheStoryKGW Follow The Story on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thestorykgw