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Mental Health Board warns of federal funding uncertainty and workforce shortages
5786830 · August 26, 2025
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Summary
The mental health board’s chair told the county the board’s budget is stable but that federal and state funding uncertainty plus workforce shortages could force difficult choices for community services.
Lynn Canfield, who coordinates the Mental Health Board, told commissioners that most of the board’s budget — roughly 85% — funds community-based contracts and that three parameters guide its decisions: residents’ needs, alternative funding sources and workforce capacity. Canfield said the board’s budget does not change much year to year but that current federal funding…
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