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Court officials say Butler County lacks middle‑tier mental‑health services for working‑class residents
Summary
Judges and court staff told commissioners the court can connect people with substance‑use services but has few options for working‑age residents whose primary need is mental‑health care without co‑occurring substance‑use disorder, creating a service gap that courts are repeatedly triaging.
Judges and juvenile‑court staff told a Butler County budget hearing that the county lacks accessible mental‑health services for people in the “middle” of the income and acuity spectrum — residents who are not easily covered by institutional programs but nevertheless need sustained, community‑based mental‑health care.
Multiple speakers said the court can find services for people with substance‑use disorders, but fewer options exist for those whose main diagnosis is mental illness…
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