NEW COMMISSION SUBMITS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MENTAL HEALTH SPENDING

A new state commission charged with delegating funding for mental health services has made its recommendations. The Behavioral Health Commission for Adult Mental Health submitted its report Tuesday on how to best use 100-million-dollars in federal ARPA money. Recommendations include funding workforce development, expansion of current services as well as funds for the criminal justice system. More than a third of Pennsylvanians have a mental illness or substance use disorder.