Lamont budget would expand mental health services, other health care initiatives

February 9, 2022

The Connecticut Mirror

New psychiatric beds and other services for children spearheaded a list of mental health investments in the $24.2 billion budget Gov. Ned Lamont unveiled Wednesday.

The administration, which recommended $160 million in new behavioral health funding, did not propose any major increase for the community-based nonprofits that provide the bulk of Connecticut’s social services.

 

Lamont budget would expand mental health services, other health care initiatives