Today's State House Lobby Day was a huge success -- more than 100 people from Springfield, Boston and other parts of the state came to lobby to save the PACT services with legislators. Our rally also coincided with publication of a comprehensive story in the Springfield Republican (http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/12/patricia_dickson_of_springfiel.html) that will help to increase awareness of this critical program. Thanks to North Suffolk and CHD, our other ABH members and our friends at MPOWER and NAMI for helping to organize the rally today.
It was especially heartening to see so many consumers turn out to help put a face and a story to this effort. Legislators and the Governor's office need to understand that these short-sighted budget cuts will harm real people.
Now, get those postcards and emails in!
On the Issues, People & Organizations in Behavioral Health in the Commonwealth
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