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Advocates ask county to support Brighter House clubhouse model for serious mental illness
Summary
Brighter House organizers requested county support and funding advice for a clubhouse‑model psychosocial rehabilitation program serving people with severe mental illness; speakers said the nonprofit has met licensing and non‑profit requirements and is serving about 15 members.
Sherry McGimpsy, an advocate for Brighter House, briefed the Board during informal public comment on March 17 about a local clubhouse model for people living with severe and persistent mental illness. ‘‘The clubhouse model is the gold standard in community‑based mental health treatment of people living with a severe and persistent mental illness,’’ McGimpsy…
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