Blog Archive: February 2012

General Assembly Bills Update

Voices staff championed, opposed and monitored several bills this 2012 session, in addition to the issues our legislative agenda covers. Find specific information on the status of these bills here….

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General Assembly Update 2-24-12

I had an opportunity this morning to make a presentation to the Allied Health Caucus, a group of legislators and lobbyists working in health care, about children’s mental health crisis…

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General Assembly Budget Update

What funding for kids made it into the House and Senate versions of the budget? This document — Committee Approved Budget Amendments — gives you an update of what the…

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“The Quest for Better Children’s Mental Health” on WMRA’s Virginia Insight

On Monday, February 20, Campaign Coordinator Margaret Nimmo Crowe joined Tom Graham in the WMRA studio for an hour long show on what’s being done for children’s mental health in…

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General Assembly Update 2-21-12

Budget Update The House and Senate money committees passed their amendments to Governor McDonnell’s budget this past Sunday, February 19. We are pleased that both the House and Senate included…

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General Assembly Update 2-17-12

Thank you to everyone who has contacted their legislators in support of funding for the children’s mental health budget amendments. We had a great response to our action alert last…

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Richmond Times-Dispatch supports crisis services

On Saturday, February 4, 2012, the Richmond Times-Dispatch published an editorial, “Children’s Mental Health: A needed step,” calling on the General Assembly to fund crisis response services for children with mental…

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