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bonds issued as the issuer considers necessary; (3) “department” means the Department of Health. Article 4. Community Mental Health Services Act. Sec. 47.30.520. Legislative purpose. It is the purpose of the Community Mental Health Services Act to (1) provide a range of community-based inpatient, outpatient, and support services for persons with mental disorders; (2) assist communities in planning, organizing, and financing community mental health services through locally developed, administered, and controlled community mental health programs; (3) better develop and use resources at both state and local levels; (4) develop and implement plans for comprehensive mental health services based on demonstrated need on a regional basis; (5) improve the effectiveness of existing mental health services; (6) integrate state-operated and community mental health programs into a unified mental health system; (7) ensure that consumers, families, and representatives of communities within mental health planning regions can participate in planning for, determining the need for, and allocating mental health resources; (8) provide a means of allocating money available for state mental health services according to community needs; (9) encourage the full use of all existing public or private agencies, facilities, personnel, and funds to accomplish these objectives; and (10) prevent unnecessary duplication and fragmentation of services and expenditures. Sec. 47.30.523. Community mental health program policy and principles. (a) It is the policy of the state that (1) the community mental health program provide a comprehensive and integrated system of community-based facilities, supports, and mental health services, including child and adolescent screening and diagnosis, inpatient, outpatient, prevention, consultation, and education services; (2) persons most in need of community mental health services receive appropriate services as provided under AS 44.25.290; (3) the community mental health program be coordinated, to the maximum extent possible, with the programs established under AS 47.37, AS 47.65, AS 47.80, and other programs affecting the well being of persons in need of mental health services.