Advocates of legislation that would increase state funding to community mental health centers continue to urge Gov. Joe Manchin to sign the bill, The Charleston Gazette and others report.
As MetroNews explains, "supporters of Senate Bill 672 delivered 672 letters with 672 ink pens to the governor's office Wednesday. The Mental Health Stabilization Act of 2009 would provide another $1.5 million in funding for 29 community behavioral health services."
The Charleston Daily Mail also covered Wednesday's event.
Having lobbied successfully for the legislation, the state's behavioral health centers and other funding supporters have kept up the pressure on Manchin after his administration slammed the bill on the eve of its passage during the recent regular session.
Their public relations campaign also includes radio ads calling on the governor to sign the measure.
30 April 2009
Behavioral Health Centers Keep Pressure on Manchin
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If they can afford all of that lobbying, do they really need the money? Should they be righting legislation? It sounds like the legislation was slanted in their interest rather than in the interest of West Virginia.
Clear Eyes- You have no idea what you are talking about. Community health is only one aspect of mental health care in WV and it is desperately needed. WV is almost a wasteland for mental health care. Particularly since the state is mostly rural and some folks find themselves 80-100 miles away from any mental health services at all. So attention must be paid. To suggest that a community mental health provider in WV is in it for the money is ludicrous. Ive been in the field and you dont do it to make money. This isnt the land of $300 an hour psychoanalysts.
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