BOSTON GLOBE
Mental health agency’s chief steps down
DECEMBER 30, 2011
The head of the state Department of Mental Health is stepping down. Barbara Leadholm announced yesterday that she will leave the post Jan. 31 to join the Boston office of Health Management Associates Inc., a health care research and consulting firm. She has served as commissioner of the department since 2007 and is credited with improving access to community-based mental health services in Massachusetts. The agency serves more than 20,000 Massachusetts residents with severe or persistent mental illness. Deputy Commissioner Marcia Fowler will serve as interim head of the department until a permanent replacement is found. (AP)
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