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House extends and expands Behavioral Health Reform and Innovation Commission to include people with lived addiction experience
Summary
The House voted to extend the Behavioral Health Reform and Innovation Commission and add six seats specifically reserved for individuals with lived experience of addiction or those who lost immediate family to an overdose.
The Georgia House approved Senate Bill 233 on Thursday to extend the Behavioral Health Reform and Innovation Commission and add six members drawn from people with lived experience of substance use disorder or family members who lost an immediate relative to overdose. The vote was 164–2.
Representative Sharon Cooper presented the bill and said the Department of Behavioral Health…
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