Friday, June 13, 2008

Perdue may divert funds from children's mental health

Move would cover deficits elsewhere


The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 06/11/08

Gov. Sonny Perdue is scheduled to recommend a $8.4 million cut in funds for mental health services for children Thursday, just two weeks after federal investigators slammed the state's treatment of the mentally ill.

The money would be shifted from mental health services to other programs in the state Department of Human Resources to meet administrative expenses and cover funding deficits, according to copies of the proposal obtained by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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MJ

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