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Commissioners sign letter supporting Connections Health Solutions' application for crisis care funding
Summary
The board approved a letter of support for Connections Health Solutions to seek state funds to open a crisis care facility in Thurston County, following a staff briefing on the provider and BHASO selection.
The Thurston County Board of County Commissioners voted to sign a letter of support for Connections Health Solutions to apply for state funding to open a crisis care facility in the county.
Commissioners heard that Connections operates a similar facility in Kirkland, Washington, and that the county Behavioral Health Administrative Services Organization (BHASO) identified Connections as the candidate best meeting BHASO requirements from among three applicants. Staff said the proposed facility would be a walk‑in crisis care center with emergency services drop‑off capacity and that the envisioned site would be modest in scale (staff noted an example size of about 16 beds during the briefing).
Commissioner Grant said Providence and other partners had participated in a tour and expressed interest in the model. The board passed a motion to approve the letter of support and authorized electronic signatures; the motion carried without recorded opposition.
