Thursday, January 22, 2009

Mayor's Mental Health Plan Blasted - NBC Chicago

Mayor Richard M. Daley's plan to close four mental health centers for budget reasons is being blasted by public health advocates.

"A lot of people are going to be left in the cold," Badonna Reingold, a retired city social worker and activist with the Community Mental Health Board of Chicago told the Tribune. "If the city can support the [2016 Olympic bid], they can come up with some money for the most vulnerable people."

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