On Tuesday, December 12, 2006 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. the SJR 799 Mental Health Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony from experts on barriers to providing mental health care for children.
On Wednesday, December 13, 2006 from 9:30 a.m.-noon, the full Select Committee on Children and Youth will meet to continue hearing testimony on child welfare indicators. The committee will also hear from the Comptrollers Office of Research and Education Accountability concerning several reports issued during the past year. Video streaming for the December 13th meeting can be accessed at: www.legislature.state.tn.us/joint/JVideo.html or
www.legislature.state.tn.us/joint/Committees/jschedule.htm.
Both meetings will be held in 12 Legislative Plaza, Nashville, Tennessee.
Please feel free to contact the office of the Select Committee on Children and Youth with any questions you may have.
Debbie Gazzaway
Legislative Aide
Select Committee on Children and Youth
3rd Floor, James K. Polk Bldg.
Nashville, TN 37243
#615-741-6239
#615-741-5471 (fax)
debbie.gazzaway@legislature.state.tn.us
This may be of interest to those concerned about co-occurring disorders or who suspect the barriers to mental health treatment may overlap with those to substance use treatment. Also, you may wish to inquire about having a similar hearing focused on substance use.
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