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County staff: block-grant allocations preserved for 2026; co-responder teams and county-city funding to expand crisis response
Summary
Spokane County staff told the Behavioral Health Advisory Board that state and federal block-grant allocations to the region were not reduced for the upcoming fiscal year, outlined planned county and city investments in crisis services, and described a planned co-responder pilot with Spokane Fire.
Justin Johnson, county staff member, told the Spokane County Behavioral Health Advisory Board that the region negotiated to avoid reductions in its 2026 state block-grant allocations despite earlier expectations of cuts tied to federal changes. "We were able to also negotiate no changes to our existing funding to protect the ongoing work that we're doing," Johnson said.
Johnson told the board that the county will expand general-fund services for outpatient needs to more than $450,000 beginning July 1 to cover increased demand for outpatient services and medication management in rural areas. He said the county also plans two years of strategic planning with STARS and is…
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