California Conservation Corps seeks relief staffing to align hand crews with year‑round wildfire response The California Conservation Corps asked the Assembly subcommittee for funding to add supervisory and relief staff so hand crews can meet a seven‑day, year‑round operational tempo with CAL FIRE; LAO and Department of Finance offered lower‑cost alternatives and trade‑offs.

The California Conservation Corps is urgently seeking funding to bolster its wildfire response teams, aiming for a year-round operational model that can better protect communities from devastating fires.

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Advocates urge funding for peer respites, prevention and Elm City Compass crisis team Recovery advocates, clinicians and local officials asked the committee to preserve and expand prevention programs, fund peer‑run respites (7 additional sites requested) and annualize $1.3M for Elm City Compass, a New Haven clinician‑led crisis response integrated with 911.

Connecticut advocates are rallying for vital funding to enhance mental health crisis responses and expand peer-run support services, highlighting their transformative impact on communities.

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Homelessness advocates press Connecticut to boost HB 51‑60 funding to $123.9M, citing rising unsheltered cases Nonprofit providers, people with lived experience and local officials urged the Housing Committee to raise the governor's homelessness appropriation and to fund flexible prevention dollars, more rental assistance, and statewide staffing increases to meet a reported 44% rise in homelessness since 2021.

Connecticut advocates are calling for a dramatic increase in homelessness funding to $123.9M, highlighting the urgent need for expanded support as unsheltered cases rise by 44%.

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State child advocate warns lawmakers about oversight as DCF contracts with Abraxas for youth facility The Child Youth and Family Advocate told the House Human Services committee that DCF’s contract with Abraxas for West River Haven — signed 12/16/2025 — raises accountability and safety questions after Pennsylvania regulators revoked the company’s license for related failures.

Vermont's Child Advocate raises alarms over proposed budget cuts to prevention programs, highlighting troubling safety concerns linked to a controversial youth facility contract.

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Committee narrows opioid‑settlement and rural‑health allocations, directs prevention funds for selected programs During a budget markup session, the Joint Fiscal Committee moved to fund several recovery‑oriented programs from opioid settlement and other sources, directed the Department of Health to use cannabis‑funded prevention dollars for multiple prevention requests, and asked staff to add sustainability language before final appropriation.

The Joint Fiscal Committee is taking crucial steps to allocate opioid settlement funds for recovery programs, but will the push for sustainability ensure these vital services don’t vanish when the money runs out?

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11/31 The smoking gun: Alberta Health Services' 2024-25 budget slashed Population and Public Health funding by 15.9%.

From $500.2 million to $420.9 million—a $79.3 million cut to the department preventing this crisis.
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