AZ Human Service Providers: "Cut Now, Pay Much More Later"

AZ Human Service Providers: "Cut Now, Pay Much More Later"

Budget cuts for services such as behavioral health care, family intervention and drug treatment will wind up adding millions more to the state deficit in a matter of months, according to advocates for at-risk adults and children. Emily Jenkins, president and CEO of the Arizona Council of Human Service Providers, says the state has reduced outpatient mental health services for uninsured working Arizonans.