ACTION ALERT!!
We are in a behavioral crisis of enormous proportion and need the Legislature to include a 7.8% inflationary increase in rates and contracts to support mental health and substance use disorder provider operations AND staff wages.
Please call your legislators TODAY Tuesday, February 25th requesting a flexible 7.8 % inflationary rate and contract increase for BOTH wages and operating expenses for mental health and substance use disorder services and supports.
Your Voice Will Make a Difference!
Please make two calls on February 25th to request support for the 7.8% inflationary increase in rates and contracts for behavioral health.
Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins
(518) 455-2585
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie
(518) 455-3791
Message
“Please support a 7.8% inflationary increase in rates and contracts for mental health and substance use disorder staff and operations in the final budget. Without this additional funding, countless adults, children, and families will not get the services and support they desperately need