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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Signs Mental-Health Bills Into Law
- On Wednesday morning in Tallahassee, Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis enacted two comprehensive laws aimed at reforming mental health care.
- These reforms followed the 2021 suicide of Tristin Murphy, who died while serving a prison sentence with untreated mental illness, prompting calls for better mental health diversion programs.
- One bill, the Tristin Murphy Act, supports counties in establishing programs that direct individuals with mental illness away from incarceration and into appropriate treatment, while the other requires regular updates to treatment plans and the use of uniform clinical assessments.
- Senate President Ben Albritton highlighted that conversations about mental health are now more open than in the past, and Senator Darryl Rouson stressed the bill’s importance in improving access to long-acting medications and lowering the chances of relapse.
- The reforms aim to improve mental health services statewide, with further changes planned to start next week and the Tristin Murphy Act taking effect in October.
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DeSantis signs bills to provide needed mental health reforms
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a pair of bills on Wednesday designed to bring reforms to the state’s behavioral health apparatus and assist with the mentally ill in the criminal justice system. The second-term GOP governor signed Senate Bills 1620 and 168 in a ceremony in Tampa. SB1620 implements some of the key recommendations by the Florida Commission on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder. The measure will standardize clinical mental h…
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The Center SquareFlorida governor signs bills to provide needed mental health reforms
(The Center Square) – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a pair of bills on Wednesday designed to bring reforms to the state's behavioral health apparatus and assist with the mentally ill in the criminal justice system.
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USA TodayFlorida Gov. DeSantis signs bills to boost mental health care, substance abuse programs
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a pair of bills into law designed to boost mental health and substance abuse programs throughout the state.
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