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Benton County supervisors discuss moving mental health advocate into public health as regional system dissolves
Summary
County supervisors heard from Bethany Wheaton, the county'''s mental health advocate, about shifting her position into public health and how funding will change after the regional system ends July 1; board deferred formal action pending the Board of Health'''s decision.
Benton County supervisors on April 1 heard a plan to shift the county'''s mental health advocate into the public health office to stabilize funding and increase outreach after the regional mental health system dissolves July 1.
The change was presented by a county staff member who introduced Bethany Wheaton, the county'''s mental health advocate. Wheaton described the advocate'''s court-appointed role under state law and the work she performs after emergency commitments to connect people to follow-up services. The board was told the county has included funding for the position in its fiscal 2026 budget but that reimbursement rules are shifting under the new administrative services organization (ASO) system.
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