Mental health nonprofit to honor clinic owners who pushed Idaho Legislature to retract budget cuts

By: Kyle Pfannenstiel

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: October 5, 2026

Words: 795

Last Updated: 3 days, 21 hours ago

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When two mental health clinic owners in Idaho set out to restore critical services for people with severe mental illness, they faced an uphill battle.

The Idaho Legislature was gearing up for across-the-board budget cuts. But Laura Scuri and Ric Boyce armed lawmakers with information and data — and spent time talking to journalists when four patients died after the mobile treatment service had been cut.

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