Gov. Nathan Deal, in his final State of the State address, announced Thursday that he is recommending $22.9 million in additional funding for children’s mental health services.
He based the funding on the work of a state commission on children’s mental health, which recently issued recommendations for improving kids’ services.
Deal, a Republican former congressman, has been elected governor twice and is ineligible under Georgia law to run again this year. Next year’s State of the State address will be given by a newly inaugurated governor.
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