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The county commissioners on Wednesday, May 24, approved a resolution asking the state to increase mental health program funding for counties and school districts across the state by a combined $150 million.

The resolution seeks to add $30 million to the $20 million that Gov. Josh Shapiro included in his proposed budget as an increase in base funding for county mental health services.

That $50 million would be combined with $100 million for school district mental health programs in base mental health funding for the counties.

The state hasn’t increased that base funding since 2012, said Brandon Savochka, director of the county human services department.