Critical Analysis of a Mental Health Policy Paper

1. Find a bill that is relevant to either mental health and/or substance abuse that has been passed by your local state senate.
2. To understand how to navigate through the Florida Legislature website to find information for your paper (note: this information may be slightly different for those of you in other states), refer to this . (FLORIDA)
3. Also, refer to the PowerPoint from Module 5 for background information on analyzing policies.

Outline of Paper (please answer the following questions):

1. What is the name of the bill? The bill number? The Senator who introduced the bill? The date of the bill? (2 points)
2. What social problem prompted this bill? (3 points)
3. Is there a specific target group(s) for this bill? If so, who and why is this target group important? (3 points)
4. Summarize the goals of the bill. (3 points)
5. Summarize the planned execution of the bill. (4 points)
6. What is the analysis of the bill and its fiscal impact? (5 points)
7. What are your thoughts about it’s relevance and likelihood of making a sustainable impact on the problem it is designed to address? (5 points)
8. APA format and style errors (-5 Points)