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State Representative Patti Fritz
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
651-296-8237
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Rep. Patti Fritz receives award for work on Mental Health Caucus
The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Minnesota (NAMI-MN) has announced that members of the Mental Health Legislative Caucus have been awarded their "Legislator of the Year" award. State Representative Patti Fritz (DFL-Faribault) is a charter member of the bipartisan caucus, a first-in-the-nation effort to draw attention to mental health issues as they affect criminal justice, employment, education, health care and legislative policy.
"The budget cuts over the past two years have hurt the mentally ill and their families in our state," said Fritz. "I'm especially concerned that the illness isn't being detected and treated soon enough, resulting in higher treatment costs and more serious life issues."
"The formation of the Mental Health Legislative Caucus was truly groundbreaking," said Sue Abderholden, Executive Director of NAMI. "The caucus addresses issues that go beyond committee jurisdictions and presents the opportunity to more fully learn and solved the problems faced by both children and adults with mental illness."
The Mental Health Caucus is made up of 16 Senators and 40 Representatives from both the DFL and Republican parties. The group focuses on four key areas: the criminal justice system, employment, children's health and the results of a Minnesota Mental Health Action Group study initiated by the Governor and the Citizens League.
"I am very pleased to receive this award," said Fritz. "We need to continue our efforts to protect the rights of the mentally ill in our state and work to improve the quality of mental health diagnosis and treatment." "This is an award that is truly deserved," said Abderholden.
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