Stabenow, Blunt Introduce Bill To Expand Mental Health Planning Grants

Updated Story Sens. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Roy Blunt (R-MO) recently introduced the Expand Excellence in Mental Health Act, which would allow 24 states to be awarded mental health planning grants, and Reps. Leonard Lance (R-NJ) and Doris Matsui (D-CA) introduced complementary legislation in the House on Feb. 12. Stabenow and Blunt had introduced a bill, the Excellence in Mental Health Act, in February 2013 that created community behavioral health centers and offered 24-hour crisis psychiatric care...