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Ryan RayFebruary 25, 2015

Democratic Rep. Lori Berman of Lantana recently filed a mental health crisis prevention bill in the Florida House designed to increase preventative mental health care, a social service offered on a very limited basis if at all by Florida’s lean state government. “While the Mental Health First Aid Act is only a small step towards improving our […]

Christine Jordan SextonFebruary 9, 2015

When Chet Bell started in the mental health arena 35 years ago the work, he said, was more akin with the justice system than the health-care arena. That has slowly changed, said Bell, now a management consultant with Stewart Marchman-Act Behavioral Healthcare, with locations throughout central Florida, including Daytona Beach, St. Augustine, DeLand, DeBary and […]

Christine Jordan SextonJanuary 5, 2015

There will be a push in 2015 to increase the amount of money Florida spends on community-based mental health and substance abuse services. Specifically, the Florida Council for Community Mental Health will ask members of the Legislature to increase their reimbursement rates by $44.5 million in state dollars. Because that money is eligible for matching […]

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Lori Berman files “Mental Health First Aid” bill

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