Winston-Salem Journal

March 31, 2010

GREENSBORO – Doing more with less may be a necessary economic strategy these days.

But to a group of advocates and providers of behavioral-health care yesterday, the combination of continuing cuts in financing and the inability to get the attention of their elected officials has them wondering how much more they, clients and family members can bear.  ”When people are in crisis, they don’t need to know about our increased case loads and limited services,” said Melissa Horton, a case manager for a local provider of developmental-disability services. “They need the best help we can provide them.” Instead, we have to say to them, ‘You’re out of hours, good luck with that,’ or do we work for free?” Read More