NYS budget allots $150G for mental health services on East End

New York State lawmakers from eastern Long Island have secured $175,000 in the state budget to continue addressing a gap in mental health services on the East End, officials said Tuesday. The funding will build on efforts that began last year to address a "growing mental health and suicide crisis facing school-aged children" in eastern Suffolk County, said a news release from Sen. Kenneth... New York State lawmakers from eastern Long Island have secured $175,000 in the state budget to continue addressing a gap in mental health services on the East End, officials said Tuesday.

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