Maintain Funding Supports for Mental Health, Developmental Disability and Substance Abuse Services in North Carolina

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to maintain funding supports for Mental Health services in North Carolina

In revelation of the current status of inadequate resources and funding for services provided to citizens of North Carolina who struggle with mental illness, developmental delays or substance abuse issues, WE, the undersigned, being residents of the State of North Carolina, do hereby sign this petition respectfully requesting Governor Bev Perdue and members of the North Carolina Legislature to:

1. NOT close or reduce funding to the Wright School or the Whitaker School. These programs and the services they provide to families in North Carolina are vital to essential behavior modification/re-training for youth who already struggle at home, in school and in their communities. Without such programs they will quickly become members of an invisible society in this state and another sad statistic of the failing mental health care system in North Carolina;

2. NOT reduce ANY funding to state budgets that serve people who struggle with mental illness, developmental delays or substance abuse issues. To cut funding is equivalent to cutting lifelines of support for thousands of North Carolinians who need and deserve state supported services in an effort to survive with a modicum of success in their communities. Cutting funds to these services is another statement of failure by the State of North Carolina to adequately provide for their most fragile citizens;

3. NOT reduce funding to educational programs that provide services and supports to special needs children in North Carolina and to find a way to INCREASE funding sources to these vital programs.