Partofthereason for the increasedpressureonschools is that there are now fewer "earlyintervention" and low-level mentalhealthservicesbased in the community.
Practical details can be ironed out between government officials and the mental health community, says Ms Barrett, who was on the podium when Gov Cuomo signed the bill in January.
Mr Davies had been an in-patient at the mental health unit in West Wales General Hospital and also under the care of the local CommunityMental Health Team since October 2002.