County mental health officials ask Pa. for funding amid rising suicide rates

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State lawmakers, voters and mental health advocates met at Eden Resorts and Suites to find solutions for the mental health crisis in Pennsylvania.

HARRISBURG, Pa. — More problems, few programs and growing impatience have mental health advocates calling on lawmakers in Harrisburg for help.

"This isn’t a one county issue, this isn’t a one city issue, this is a Commonwealth issue," added Michael Rivera, a Berks County commissioner and 2024 president of the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania. "We’re doing more services with less money understanding that with inflation we can buy less with the money that we have," Rivera said.

The County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania is asking the state for a $250 million increase to jumpstart the rebuild.

 

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