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DBHDS celebrates permanent injunction on developmental‑disabilities settlement, seeks funding for implementation and staffing
Summary
Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDS) told the subcommittee that a federal court approved a permanent injunction in the longstanding settlement and described remaining compliance requirements and agency budget asks to implement the injunction and expand crisis and community services.
Commissioner Smith of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities and DBHDS chief deputy Braden Curtis briefed senators on the court’s entry of a permanent injunction concluding a 12‑year settlement process and outlined remaining obligations and budget requests tied to implementation.
“Without their pushing this forward, I don’t think we’d be where we are today,” Commissioner Smith said of advocates and staff, describing the permanent injunction entered by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia the day before the briefing.
Key facts from DBHDS briefing
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