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Residents and juvenile-court counsel warn Clallam County against cutting TrueStar juvenile services
Summary
Multiple juvenile advocates and substance-use professionals told the county at public comment that closing or shifting funding away from TrueStar Behavioral Health would remove the only local juvenile-focused, secured substance-use treatment and leave juveniles without appropriate care.
Several speakers at the June 3 Clallam County meeting urged commissioners not to eliminate or divert funding for TrueStar Behavioral Health, saying the program provides specialized, juvenile-focused substance-use disorder treatment that other local providers cannot match.
Suzanne Hayden, identifying herself as the sole appointed counsel for juveniles in Clallam County, said removing TrueStar’s services would…
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