A shortage of nurses at three of the state s five centers for people with severe developmental disabilities has disrupted residents care and hurt morale, parents of residents at one of the centers told legislators on Tuesday.
The Arkansas Legislative Council on Friday approved the state Department of Human Services request for $30 million in federal American Rescue Plan funds to fill gaps in mental health and substance abuse services across the state and the state Department of Finance and Administration s request for $16.8 million for the University of Arkansas at Monticello s Forest Health Research Center
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The downward trend in Arkansas' new coronavirus cases resumed Tuesday as the number of people hospitalized in the state with the virus fell for the 15th day in a row.