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Mental Health Funding Gap
7:26 am
Thu December 20, 2012

Newtown Shooting Raises Questions About Mental Health Funding

Credit Flickr photo/Alan Cordova
Washington state has cut funding for mental health services by more than 15 percent since 2009.

Little information is available yet to conclude whether the shooter in Newtown, Conn., was diagnosed with, or treated for, mental illness. But last week’s incident has raised questions around the country about mental health and funding for treatment and services. 

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