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Commission on Behavioral Health warns $20 million Mental Health Wellness Act cut would halt key grants
Summary
The Commission on Behavioral Health told the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health the governor's May Revision proposal to eliminate $20 million in Mental Health Wellness Act grants would stop three imminent projects and could end most ongoing state commission grantmaking after 2030.
The Commission on Behavioral Health told the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health that the governor's May Revision proposal to eliminate $20,000,000 in Mental Health Wellness Act funding would immediately derail multiple near‑launch grants and, if sustained, could effectively end most of the commission's grantmaking capacity after the five‑year Innovation Partnership Fund sunsets.
Brenda Greilish, executive director of the commission, said the May Revision reduces the commission's local‑assistance resources and would eliminate three projects that were "just about ready to launch": a $20,000,000 grant focused on children ages 0‑5 to six community‑based organizations and a technical‑assistance provider; a $20,000,000 full‑service partnerships (FSP) grant to support performance‑based contracting; and a $20,000,000 peer‑respite grant.
Greilish told the committee that the commission's Mental Health Wellness…
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