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Health & Human Services committee reviews strategic-plan outcome measures; officials report mixed progress
Summary
Committee reviewed strategic-plan objectives on child well-being, mental health and substance use, with officials reporting improved high-school graduation rates and reduced out-of-home placements but continued mental-health access and overdose challenges.
The Health & Human Services Committee reviewed progress on strategic-plan objectives covering child well-being, mental-health access, and substance-use interventions, hearing staff reports that show mixed results across measures.
Administrator Lance Leonard and department directors walked the committee through objective 3.3 (ensure every child reaches adulthood with health and stability), objective 3.7 (local access to effective mental-health treatment), and objective 7.2 (mitigating drug and alcohol impacts). Leonard noted the committee is the lead for several outcome measures that the board set when it extended the strategic plan through 2024.
On objective 3.3 outcome…
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