By Lindsay Street, Statehouse correspondent | House lawmakers prioritized boosting mental health spending in the state’s annual budget prior to the pandemic, but plunging revenues could mean a very different budget when the legislature convenes in September.
Some lawmakers and experts say the investment is needed now more than ever as a mental health crisis will likely follow the months of social isolation, economic insecurity and anxiety.
“We thought this year we would champion mental health, without even dreaming this additional stuff would happen,” said House Ways and Means Healthcare subcommittee chair Rep. Bill Herbkersman, R-Bluffton.
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