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| Substance Abuse Treatments Face Cuts |
| By kten.com |
| Published: 03/15/2011 |
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ARDMORE, OK-- Mental health services in Oklahoma are facing another round of budget cuts. Officials with the Department of Mental Health say in the past few years they faced 25 million dollars in cuts. This year, the agency could deal with another three percent state cut. All this comes as the agency tries get 90 million dollars from the state to start a program called "Smart on Crime,"which helps reduce the burden on law enforcement. "The point is its 90 million dollars of an investment that would actually save money for the state over the long run as we see the cost at the Department of Corrections go up and up," said Robert Lee, Executive Director for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Center of Southern Oklahoma. Read More. |
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