Daily Hampshire Gazette
Guest columnist Karin Jeffers: In behavioral health, instability is not harmless
Abrupt cuts — and reversal — of SAMHSA grants reveal dangers of volatile funding for essential behavioral health services; stable, predictable investment is crucial to protect vulnerable people and…
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