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Massachusetts Mental Health Cuts Spark Outrage and Concern

1/24/2025

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Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey's decision to shut down the Pocasset Mental Health Center and a pediatric rehabilitation hospital, alongside slashing the mental health case manager workforce by half, has sparked outrage. Critics, including healthcare unions, fear these drastic cuts will exacerbate the state's mental health crisis, leaving countless vulnerable patients without vital support.

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Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey's decision to shut down the Pocasset Mental Health Center and a pediatric rehabilitation hospital, alongside slashing the mental health case manager workforce by half, has sparked outrage. Critics, including healthcare unions, fear these drastic cuts will exacerbate the state's mental health crisis, leaving countless vulnerable patients without vital support.