I am a  concerend  professional with  over 30 years of experience in the public sector of social service and mental health fields. I am well aware of the dilema that administrators and policy makers face when the bottom line does not mesh with expenditures. To coin a phrase, "I feel your pain". I therefore welcome this opportunity to shed some local, in-the-field light.. The budgetary problem that  faces this program is not the eligibility criteria of  recipents. Dollasr spent  on approriate  support and skills building for those currently eligible is money well spent,  for those individuals, their families and society.  The tragic events in the news in recent years underscore the need for broad based mental health services. The private stories of clients who have experiencd incredible successes as a  result of having received a multipronged plan of mental health treatment support that. The budgetary answer is not to limit those services or the population that is served. It is a time to address  a systemthat will  adequately monitor and audit the regulations that are currently in place. That is where your cost savings will be found without harming the people you serve. Thank you.