Utah legislator seeks $1M in mental health help for stressed first responders
SALT LAKE CITY — One Utah lawmaker wants to provide first responder agencies throughout the state with $1 million to develop or enhance their mental health resources. "We have seen an increase in mental health needs ... but especially for our first responders, we have not seen the expansion in the kinds of programs that are specific to them," bill sponsor Rep. Karen Kwan, D-Murray, told members of the House Health and Human Services Committee on Monday. HB248 would require the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health to administer a grant program to provide mental health resources for ...
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