Lawyers, Judges and $20M—Working to Improve Behavioral Health
"This legislative session, we allocated $20 million for local health departments to better treat mental health issues," Gov. Brian Kemp said. "Working together with communities and families, this commission of legislators, judges, subject-matter experts, and citizens will now examine how the state can improve access and delivery of behavioral health services for the people of Georgia."
September 26, 2019 at 11:13 AM
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Georgia executive, legislative and judicial leaders have put $20 million and a bunch of lawyers, lawmakers and judges behind an effort to improve treatment and services for those facing mental health challenges.
Gov. Brian Kemp announced nine appointees to the Georgia Behavioral Health Reform and Innovation Commission Wednesday. Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan and House Speaker David Ralston each named six new appointees. Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Harold Melton has already made three appointments—all judges.
"This legislative session, we allocated $20 million for local health departments to better treat mental health issues and doubled funding for the successful APEX program in Georgia schools to help students in crisis," Kemp said in a news release Wednesday. "Working together with communities and families, this commission of legislators, judges, subject-matter experts, and citizens will now examine how the state can improve access and delivery of behavioral health services for the people of Georgia."
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