According to an article from the Tennessean, the state Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities will see additional cuts under the proposed state budget. Counties felt the impact of some of last year's cuts when the department adopted policies to begin billing local governments for some of the services provided by the department for mental health evaluations of misdemeanants. In addition, the potential backlogs at state mental health facilities create challenges for local law enforcement agencies that may be the point of first contact between the government and an individual suffering from mental illness.
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