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Missouri's mental health department is looking at about $80 million worth of cuts in the upcoming budget. Mental health experts around the state seem to accept about a quarter of the cuts in light of our ailing economy but say the other 75% of the cuts is unfair. They make a good point; if the department is underfunded it will prevent it from doing the one thing that actually SAVES money: getting people help before they end up in an emergency room or a long-term care facility. Unfortunately, men… Continue

Today I found a great PDF file on the Boone County Family Health Center website. It is basically just a simple list of mental health centers they recommend and a summary of their cost policies. I'll post it on Basecamp. The document gave me an idea to perhaps add a section about mental health costs to my part of the site. Maybe a "Paying for Mental Health 101" kind of thing. From talking to my sources I've found that every situation is unique but that there are a few factors that will always pla… Continue