A.G. GancarskiFebruary 22, 2024
4min0
Legislation banning public camping needs to have mental health services, the Governor said Thursday.
Tag: mental health servicesGabrielle Russon
A.G. GancarskiFebruary 22, 2024
Ana CeballosMarch 28, 2019
7min369
“I think one or two deaths or suicides is one too many, but we are throwing a lot of resources (into mental health)."
Scott PowersNovember 14, 2017
2min270
State Rep. Kamia Brown of Ocoee called Tuesday for the state to redouble efforts to provide mental health services for students after the apparent suicide of a student at Minneola High School in Lake County Tuesday morning. The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that a 17-year-old student named Seth Sutherland shot and killed himself in the […]
Scott PowersMarch 22, 2017
2min533
State Sen. Linda Stewart is pushing the creation of an “Orlando United” specialty license plate to commemorate the city’s unity in the wake of last summer’s Pulse nightclub massacre, and to raise funds for mental health organizations. Stewart, the Orlando Democrat who introduced Senate Bill 1232, will get her first chance to present it today […]
Scott PowersMarch 16, 2016
4min463
The Florida Policy Institute says the state’s new 2016 budget is better than Gov. Rick Scott’s initial proposal. The nonprofit’s report, though, says the spending plan still lacks adequate investment in health care, public education, prisons and other state services. The report praised the Legislature for killing Scott’s proposed $1 billion tax cut, saying it […]