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Will County defers two mental-health proposals after board expresses safety and rights concerns
Summary
The Will County Legislative Affairs Committee deferred two contested mental-health proposals ' emergency responder participation in involuntary commitment and statewide student screening ' after members raised safety and civil-rights concerns, and adopted remaining mental-health funding and standards items.
The Will County Mental Health Board presented a series of state legislative priorities to the Legislative Affairs Committee, including requests for increased state funding for mental-health and substance-use services, early-childhood mental-health programs, statewide standards and trainings for the Beacon program and other prevention initiatives.
During discussion, several board members raised substantial concerns about two specific items: a…
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