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Marie Williams, LCSW is the commissioner, for the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.
Around the world and right here in Tennessee, we celebrate May as Mental Health Month.
After the last year, the opportunity to pause, reflect, and evaluate our own mental health and that of the people in our lives has never been more important.“How are you doing today?”
It’s a question we asked each other multiple times a day that’s taken on new meaning over the last year. Prior to the pandemic, you probably brushed it off with a “Great! How are you?” when really you weren’t “great.”
Legislative Update: State of the State highlights - education, no new taxes
Sen. Joey Hensley, R-Hohenwald
The budget moved front and center on Capitol Hill during the week of Feb. 8 as Gov. Bill Lee presented his proposal to fund state government with improvements, prioritizing education, health care, and job development, particularly Tennessee’s rural communities.
Lee’s State of the State and budget address was also highlighted by an accounting of Tennessee’s COVID-19 response and plans for a full economic recovery.
Consistent with conservative principles, the budget does not propose new taxes.
Tennessee is recognized as the third least taxed state in the nation. Since 2011, the General Assembly has reduced sales tax on food by nearly 30%, phased out the Hall income tax, eliminated the gift and inheritance taxes, reduced the professional privilege tax for 15 professions, and cut taxes on manufacturing to enhance job creation.
Overview: 2022 Fiscal Year Budget for Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
Gov. Brian Kemp’s fiscal year (FY) 2022 budget proposal increases funding for the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities by $22 million compared to FY 2021. Most of this funding will be used to make up for the loss of federal Medicaid matching funds due to the annual adjustment in the matching rate and the expected loss of the enhanced match states are receiving throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency. These new funds do not restore the $91 million that was cut from the department budget in the FY 2021, leaving the agency with $70 million in cuts to operate with this year despite the growing demand for mental health and substance use disorder services during the pandemic.