Gov. Pat Quinn Aims to Eliminate Illinois Substance Abuse Treatment Money


 

Gov. Pat Quinn Aims to Eliminate Illinois Substance Abuse Treatment Money – (Springfield, IL) – February 28, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn proposes to eliminate all state funding for Illinois alcohol, drug prevention and treatment services, starting on March 15. The Illinois Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Association plans to fight the budget cuts, says CEO Sara Moscato Howe.

 

Staff shortage at new jail

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The new jail has minimum- to maximum-security cells, basketball courts, temporary holding cells, classrooms, and space to provide services such as alcohol and drug abuse treatment. It will be the largest on the reservation and eventually include …
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Rally demands dollars for Utah mental health, addiction care

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The state Department of Human Services is seeking $ 131 million to sustain mental health and substance abuse treatment programs, including school-based counseling for troubled teens, mobile crisis teams and drug courts that help non-violent offenders …
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Round 1 FY 2014: 15th District Court

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Rather than paying $ 150, which the court could never collect, they might do weeks and months of mental health treatment, or substance abuse treatment – and they leave the court with a “clean slate” and a fresh start. Hines then invited judge Chris …
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