Welfare Watch - May 16, 2011 -
PIPs, Closures, Fairs, and Recesses
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Georgia Released from Program Improvement Plan
and Potential Fines –
see Letter to Governor Deal
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From AJC -
State Begins Rollout of New Mental Health Services with Hospital set to
close - By the time they walk through the crisis
center doors, some patients have attempted suicide; others are suffering
from drug addiction or paranoid schizophrenia. All need help. A new
16-bed crisis stabilization unit in Flowery Branch is the first of a
spate of new community mental health services the state began rolling
out in North Georgia this month -- part of a $70 million-plus push to
move mentally ill . . . more
http://www.ajc.com/health/state-begins-rollout-of-905498.html
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Medicaid Fair
– Information about this event at the Georgia World Congress Center on
May 19th can be found here:
http://dch.georgia.gov/vgn/images/portal/cit_1210/45/16/171099384May2011MedicaidFairInvitation.pdf
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The
U.S. House of Representatives is on recess this week
– May 16 - 20. Many members will be greeting voters at their offices;
others will be holding town meetings to hear what’s on the minds of
voters. Members need to hear that their constituents do not want cuts in
children’s programs. You can attend a town meeting or make an
appointment to
speak with them or their staff directly and let them know your
views. As seen in the debates on health care and privatizing Medicare,
members of Congress are often influenced by this direct contact with
their constituents. Kids can’t do this, but adults can.
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