Judge Steven Leifman from Miami-Dade s Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court in Florida was once just a regular judge. Now he is a certified celebrity in the world of behavioral health treatment.
An advocate for behavioral health in Albuquerque asked the Legislative Courts, Corrections and Justice Committee for $1 billion to build a “world class” behavioral health and substance abuse treatment center in New Mexico. Connie Elizabeth Vigil, behavioral health master plan coordinator for the Bernalillo County Behavioral Health Committee and president of the Greater Albuquerque Business […]
By Robert Nott, The Santa Fe New Mexican The initiatives look promising on paper. One bill would create a $10 million fund to fill vacant behavioral health provider positions. Another calls for $20 million to provide substance abuse treatment for homeless people. A third would give law enforcement the right to take people displaying signs […]