I am a mother of a child with several mental health diagnoses. I am also a social worker and therapist at a community behavioral health agency in another state, however my family lives in Virginia. I have seen how beneficial mental health services and support have been for my daughter and others who have a mental health disorder. So many of those folks want desperately to live indpendently on their own. They can surely do that with the appropriate support services. It's sad to think that funding would be cut for children under the age of 18 (or anyone with a mental illness) because they choose to live with their parents. I suppose one (or possibly both) of those parents are supposed to stop working, caring for themselves, and being productive members of society since the loss of those services would place the burden of care/support directly on their shoulders. Most of these parents would give their lives for their children, for them to be able to live "normal" independent lives. If my daughter were to stop receiving thos services I would have to stop working a full-time job. Yes I would do that but it would bankrupt my family, not to mention the ultimate cost for my daughter--a decline in her mental health and quality of life.

Horrible, poorly thought out decision. At a time when our country and state need to put more into mental health services you want to cut funding?