Wednesday, December 29, 2004

Minnesota Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Treatment Utilization Trends: 1998 to 2002
Report in Adobe Acrobat format, called to our attention at the Open Minds web site - "In a recent task force report, the Minnesota Psychiatric Society (MPS) describes a shortage of psychiatrists in the state, especially among child and adolescent specialists, and an accompanying decrease in the number of mental health beds available for state residents."  
  

Recommendations of the Ohio Commission to Reform Medicaid
A report, in Adobe Acrobat format, adopted by the Commission on December 13. This report was called to our attention at the Open Minds web site.  
  

Vetoes put Granholm in hot seat (Michigan)
Detroit News story - "Gov. Jennifer Granholm struck down with her prolific veto pen Tuesday bills that set up an independent mental health authority for Wayne County and create an incentive for couples to seek premarital counseling. Granholm Her vetoes are likely to rankle influential political forces in the state, including Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who supported the mental health board legislation... Granholm, who is setting records for use of the governor's veto power, scuttled legislation that would have created a 12-member independent governing board to oversee Wayne County's trouble-plagued mental health system, which is currently controlled by county government."