Becker's Healthcare February 26, 2025
State lawmakers are grappling with funding mental health systems, rewriting standards for involuntary commitment and strengthening mental health parity requirements.
Here are seven state behavioral policy updates to know:
- Maryland behavioral health providers and other advocates are urging lawmakers to reverse course on a proposed $116 million cut to funding for the 988 lifeline and other state mental health services, NPR affiliate WYPR reported Feb. 25.
- Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey halted plans to close two state behavioral hospitals. More than 14,000 community members petitioned the governor to scrap the plans.
- New Mexico lawmakers passed legislation that would establish a trust fund to pay for mental health and substance use programs in the state, the Santa...
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