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Virginia's Mental Health Reforms May Be Paused for Lack of Funding

from The Roanoke Times

Virginia's Mental Health Reforms May Be Paused for Lack of Funding The Roanoke Times irginia lawmakers charged with reforming the mental health system learned Wednesday that $135 million worth of new programs have been placed on hold. The funding was part of a $154 million package of reforms intended to build services to prevent people from having crises that require hospitalization, and to reduce hospital re-admissions. It was included in the two-year budget that lawmakers worked on just prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. READ MORE

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