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Health panel accepts state mental‑health aid including PROS service dollars
Summary
The Health and Human Services Committee voted to accept several state mental‑health grants, including $10,500 in PROS service dollars and a package of additional state aid totaling $101,516 as presented by health department staff; funds include passthroughs to contract agencies and additions to county fund balance.
The Health and Human Services Committee on Sept. 2 approved acceptance of multiple state grants for mental‑health programs, including $10,500 in service dollars for the county’s Personalized Recovery Oriented Services (PROS) program and a larger package of state aid the presenter reported at $101,516.
Committee members voted to accept the funds after Health Department staff described how the money will be used and overseen. "Service dollars are used for recipients of services when they have either emergency needs such as rental arrears and they need to stay in their apartment, food, medication that can't be covered for some other reason, or some item that's an advancement of their…
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