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National Mental Health Association, Alexandria, VA. – 2003
As states confront budget shortfalls, investment in mental health services faces the chopping block. Almost every state has instituted cost containment strategies in its Medicaid programs and state policymakers have begun to cut services for people with mental health treatment needs. The first part of this report presents research on state cuts to…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Mental Health, Mental Health Programs, Policy Formation