Bill Information

A Concurrent Resolution directing the Joint State Government Commission to establish a task force to study the availability and accessibility of intensive and appropriate community services and supports for persons with serious mental illness, addictive disorders and co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorders; to determine the individual and community consequences of leaving untreated and undertreating such illnesses and disorders and the relationship to incarceration and homelessness; to determine the gaps in private insurance coverage and public funding of services for individuals suffering from such illnesses and disorders; and to make recommendations on addressing these gaps and meeting individual needs while respecting individual rights and dignity.