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State award will fund court mental-health navigators in Chautauqua County starting July

2348232 · February 19, 2025
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The county’s commissioner of mental hygiene said the New York State Office of Mental Health awarded state aid to implement court mental-health navigators; staff said the program starts in July and the total award is $206,000 for the program, with $51,006.30 per quarter referenced in discussion.

Chautauqua County Commissioner of Mental Hygiene and Social Services Carmela Hernandez told the Human Services Committee that the county received state aid from the New York State Office of Mental Health to implement court mental-health navigators.

Hernandez said the program is intended to place navigators within the court…

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