WASHINGTON (Reuters) - cut nearly two-thirds of the States mental health resources from their General Fund budget in the last two years, according to a report from a mental illness advocacy group released Wednesday.
Alaska with 35 percent, and South Carolina and both with 23 percent the biggest percentage cuts for mental health spending their General Fund budget, the Arizona made not Medicaid federal funds, found the study of the National Alliance on mental illness (NAMI).
"Cutting mental health means that costs get moved only emergency rooms, schools, police, local courts, jails and prisons,", said Managing Director Michael Fitzpatrick NAMI. "The taxpayer pays the invoice."
"Some countries try to hold the line or make progress, but most are deep cut." This is in contrast to the intense national concern for the mental health system after the Arizona tragedy two months ago, "he said."
He was referring stop in Tucson in which six people were killed and 13 on the stalk wounded, including representative of Gabrielle Giffords.
The mental state of alleged protect, Jared Loughner, is a problem in the case based on various events in his past. Federal prosecutors on Monday asked to order a judge, to test Loughner to determine whether he is mentally competent to stand trial.
The National Alliance on mental illness, said there is no source of consistent information about the financing of State. NAMI was therefore the study by reviewing the budget from all 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Differences in the State budget reporting and in States, populations can affect the results.
The States, that rule were exceptions that cut mental healthcare was Oregon, North Carolina and Rhode Iceland with 23%, 21% and 7% increased or.
(Reporting by Wendell Marsh;) (Editing by Jerry Norton)
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