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Bazelon Center Mental Health Policy Reporter
Welcome to the Bazelon Center Mental Health Policy Reporter. Available
exclusively online and to our email subscribers, the Reporter
is intended
to supplement the Bazelon Centers existing action alerts and legislative
updates by providing activists with a regular bulletin on significant
policy developments that affect people with mental illnesses.
January 10, 2006—The first session of the 109th Congress closed just days before Christmas. Lawmakers were busy right up to the end on major legislation affecting people with mental disabilities, including budget reconciliation and mental health funding. The outcome was not encouraging for struggling public mental health systems and people who need mental health care. Read
more…