Kitsap Mental Health Services is active at the local, state and national level, advocating for policies that will allow us to provide the services needed to improve the lives of individuals with mental illness. This page is updated regularly to keep you informed of current mental health issues. Your advocacy for reasonable policies and adequate funding is critical and greatly appreciated.
Kitsap Mental Health Services 2012 Legislative Agenda
Locally:
Secure County Commissioner's signatures to pass the 1/10th of 1% sales tax initiative to support mental health, substance use disorders and housing in Kitsap County.
Statewide:
a. Provide stable and adequate funding that keeps mental health and addictions treatment systems intact to protect community
safety.
b. Restore Non Medicaid funding.
c. Reduce unnecessary and costly regulations that we cannot afford and do not enhance or support the direct provision of
services.
National Level:
Kitsap Mental Health Services closely monitors federal policies and laws impacting mental health services. Please click on the following link to read about the latest initiatives at the national level:
http://www.thenationalcouncil.org/cs/latest_issue
To contact your US Senators and Representatives, please click on the following link:
US House of Representatives: http://www.house.gov/
US Senate: http://www.senate.gov/
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