Newsletter Articles | August 1, 2012
State Funding Cuts & Reduced Services For The Vulnerable
State Funding Cuts & Reduced Services For The Vulnerable
In March 2011, NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, released State Mental Health Cuts: A National Crisis, a report documenting deep cuts to state spending on services for children and adults living with serious mental illness. These cuts, which occurred between 2009 and 2011, led to significant reductions in both hospital and community services for vulnerable individuals with serious mental illness. […]
- Medicaid is the largest source of financing public mental health services, accounting for nearly 50 percent . . .