Florida faces budget cuts due to COVID. One agency wants to drop $915K on PR campaign.
(WorldNews Health)

TALLAHASSEE — In Florida`s mental health system, it`s almost impossible to find areas to cut spending. As a pandemic ravages the state`s economy, the already under-funded system has become an even more critical lifeline for some of Florida`s most vulnerable populations. But cut is exactly what the state must do, as Florida came up almost $1.9 billion short of its projected revenue during the 2019-20 fiscal year. Starting in March, COVID-19 decimated tourism and left 10.4% of Floridians jobless by May. State agencies — including the Department of Children and Families, which oversees mental health services among many other things — are being asked to hold back on planned spending so...