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JBC hears proposal to fund system‑of‑care workforce center to expand in‑home intensive services for youth
Summary
State health and behavioral‑health officials asked the Joint Budget Committee to fund a Workforce Capacity Center to expand certified providers of high‑fidelity wrap, MST and FFT for children and families, requesting roughly $4 million in year one and $3 million ongoing.
Department of Health Care Policy and Financing and the Behavioral Health Administration presented a joint proposal to the Joint Budget Committee to create a Workforce Capacity Center (described also as a Center for Excellence) to scale up a system‑of‑care workforce for children and youth with high‑acuity behavioral health needs.
Presenters said the Center would support three core workforce types: high‑fidelity wrap coordinators, certified assessors and in‑home treatment teams (including Multi‑Systemic Therapy and Functional Family Therapy). The plan would braide BHA and HCPCF funding, provide training and…
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