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Archive Home > 2007 > April > 06 > Area mental health directors lobby for funding changes

Area mental health directors lobby for funding changes

Bill would allow disbursements to keep up with booming areas like Central Oregon

By James Sinks / The Bulletin
April 6, 2007

SALEM - When a region's population grows, the law of averages says there also will be more poor people who need treatment for mental health and addiction problems.

The trouble is, Oregon's current system for divvying up public funds for such programs does not take into account current population....

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