mental health grantsSAN FRANCISCO State Treasurer Bill Lockyer announced the approval Thursday of million in grants that aim to stabilize residents with severe mental illness till they land in jail or suffer multiple hospitalizations.

Money awarded amounts to about half the disbursements allowable under Investment in Mental Health Wellness Act of 2013, thatthatthatthatthatthat was created by legislation sponsored previous year by Senate leader Darrell Steinberg.

Grants were approved by California Health Facilities Financing Authority, thatthatthatthatthatthat Lockyer chairs.

mental health grants SAN FRANCISCO State Treasurer Bill Lockyer announced approval Thursday of billion 10 years, the challenge is paying for it,. Mental Health Parity Act, mandated that any insurance plans that cover mental health and substance abuse must provide equal benefits for those needs as for natural health care. That language should be scaled down in version Upton always was circulating, thatthatthatthatthatthat aides say was sent to Democrats past week. This probably was the case.

Murphy’s initial bill included language requiring CMS to report on ministerial investigations into compliance with the law. Then once again, without specifying how, senate Finance Chairman Orrin Hatch. Previously said he was hoping to search for finances for it.

The newest version in addition would reauthorize parts of a fund under SAMHSA that provides grants to address mental health needs of importance to states and another neighboring entities.

Murphy’s original bill would provide states with existing assisted outpatient treatment laws a 2 percent increase in block grant funding, as introduced. Basically, that provision was dropped in newest draft. Such laws exist in 46 states for ‘courtordered’ treatment for mentally ill people, such as those with a history of not taking their medication. The program had a fiscal year 2016 budget of

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