Donovan predicts House bill will help mentally ill
A bill passed by the House of Representatives last week to reform the country’s mental health programs will go a long way toward helping those who are ill, U.S. Rep. Dan Donovan predicted.
Donovan (R-C-Southwest Brooklyn-Staten Island) co-sponsored the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act, which was approved by the Republican-controlled House on July 6. The bill enjoyed a great deal of bipartisan support and was passed by an overwhelming margin of 422-2.
The legislation seeks to target funding to effective treatment programs while at the same time focusing resources on developing innovative alternatives, according to Donovan.