Capitol Briefing
The Capitol Briefing is a monthly resource available to CMHA members providing a high level overview of the key items impacting the public mental health system each month at the State Capitol.
The December legislative video features CMHA Associate Director, Alan Bolter who provides a recap on the Lame Duck legislative session and the November election.
The November legislative video features CMHA Associate Director, Alan Bolter who provides an update on the upcoming November General Election as well as an update on the latest rumors surrounding the behavioral health redesign proposals – Senate Bills 597 & 598 and House Bills 4925-4928.
Michigan Association of Counties Podcast 83
Host: Meghann Keit-Corrion of MAC
Guest: Alan Bolter, Community Mental Health Association
In this special episode, Bolter and Keit-Corrion discuss Senate Bills 597-98, which would strip local control over local mental health services in favor of a privatized system.
Our March briefing features CMHA Associate Director, Alan Bolter, with an update regarding the FY23 budget, and the Senate and House behavioral health redesign proposals.
Our October briefing features CMHA Associate Director, Alan Bolter, provides an update regarding the FY22 budget, and the Senate and House behavioral health redesign proposals.
Our August briefing features CMHA Associate Director, Alan Bolter, provides an update regarding the FY22 budget, and the Senate and House behavioral health redesign proposals.
Our June briefing features CMHA Associate Director, Alan Bolter, provides an update regarding the House behavioral health redesign proposal, HBs 4925-4929.
Our May Briefing features CMHA Associate Director, Alan Bolter, provides an update regarding the FY22 budget process, highlighting action in both the House and Senate.
Our April Briefing features CMHA Associate Director, Alan Bolter, provides an update regarding the Senate integration proposal – “Gearing Towards Integration”.
Our March Briefing features CMHA Associate Director, Alan Bolter, provides an update regarding the confirmation of Elizabeth Hertel as Director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the passage of a FY21 COVID Supplemental budget.
Our February Briefing features CMHA Associate Director, Alan Bolter, provides an overview of the Governor’s FY22 executive budget as well as a couple of other key updates.
CMHA Associate Director, Alan Bolter, provides a 2020 legislative lame duck session recap which concluded in late December.
CMHA Associate Director, Alan Bolter, provides a 2020 election recap and gives a quick preview of the upcoming legislative lame duck session which will start in early December.