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Issue Position: Mental Health

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By: Toni Rose
By: Toni Rose
Date: Jan. 1, 2012
Issues: Health and Health Care

Texas spends less on mental health services per capita than any other state in the nation. Over 4.3 million Texans have a diagnosable mental health disorder, 1.2 million are children. About half of the total mental health funding in Texas is spent in the criminal justice system. We have a choice. We can invest in life saving treatment OR we can invest in prisons.


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