I will not be typing eloquent words because non are needed.  It seems eloquent words confuse those that are making life changing decisions for the people of VA.  So, here I go.  The state wants to save money?  Mental health services is not where you make cuts.  Mental Health services are where you ADD money.  Still confused?  I'll make it simpler.  Continue to rise restrictions on who obtains mental health services and continue to cut funding, then be prepared to read more stories of mass shoots, suicides, and family violence.  Are you prepared for those stories?  If not, then do not increase restrictions on who can obtain mental health services.  Increase funding to mental health services, increase mental health providers and allow those trained to address mental health illness BEFORE senseless events occur.  If I'm not mistaken the state as a surplus.  USE THAT MONEY FOR MENTAL HEALTH!!!  PLEASE!!!   If anyone read or heard of  the tragic story of Mr. Deeds and his family and are not hit hard by the fact that WE failed to serve an individual with mental health needs which lead to his death and his father being injured....then what will it take for policy makers to understand?  More deaths? More injuries? This to happen to their family?  The quicker we can begin addressing mental health illness the better change we have to ensure a decrease in tragic-horrific deaths/injuries due to mental health illness.  The quicker we can begin addressing mental health illness for individual the more successful WE will be in changing lives for positive daily functioning for individuals and families and for those individuals to become a viable individual for themselves, family, county, state, and country.  I pray that those that are making this decision  to increase criteria for mental health services stop and think of the severity this decision will have on individuals, families, and state.  God Bless.