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Committee lays over funding request for Wellness in the Woods peer services
2673233 · March 18, 2025
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Summary
Wellness in the Woods asked the committee to continue a prior appropriation that funds peer‑led warm lines, VPSN and outreach; the committee laid House File 487 over for possible omnibus inclusion.
Representative Buena introduced House File 487 and called forward witnesses from Wellness in the Woods, a peer‑run nonprofit that operates warm lines, virtual peer support networks (VPSN) and mobile recovery outreach programs. The committee laid the bill over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Witnesses described program reach and outcomes. Monica Yaden, director of…
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