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Behavioral health director updates commissioners on crisis services expansion and staffing challenges
Summary
Okanogan County Behavioral Health Care CEO Dave McClay briefed commissioners on plans to expand mobile crisis and possible co‑response with law enforcement, ongoing hiring difficulties for psychiatric prescribers, and budget uncertainties tied to Medicaid and state funding.
Dave McClay, CEO of Okanogan County Behavioral Health Care, presented the agency’s quarterly report and outlined plans to expand crisis services, hire additional staff and work through funding uncertainty.
McClay told commissioners the agency plans to expand mobile crisis capacity and to pursue a Designated Crisis Responder (DCR) model that could co‑respond with law enforcement. He said the county is discussing whether to house a DCR in the behavioral health building so multiple law‑enforcement agencies could access the position.
“Given the size of this county, it may make sense that we just house that person in our…
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