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Mental health practices suffer from State Budget cuts
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Mental health practices suffer from State Budget
cuts
State budget cuts have started affecting the mental healthcare services in many states.
According
to a study, states have cut more than $1.
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Mental health practices suffer from State Budget
cuts
State budget cuts have started affecting the mental healthcare services in many states.
According
to a study, states have cut more than $1.
6 billion in general funds from their state mental health
agency budgets from fiscal years 2009 through 2012.
On the other hand demand for public health services is increasing, especially at a time of severe
economic slowdown, the crisis in mental health care continues.
States such as California, Nevada and South Carolina, which made devastating cuts to mental
health services previously, have made further cuts for fiscal year 2012, putting tens of thousands
of citizens at great risk.
Illinois is a state that has cut $187 million during this time is expected to close three of its nine
psychiatric hospitals, sources report that up to 5,000 children and adults with serious mental
health needs could go without services.
This situation is alarming for mental hea
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