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Cowlitz County seeks tribal partner and non‑government operator for juvenile mental health center
Summary
Commissioners said they are exploring a juvenile mental health and recovery center that would be run in partnership with tribal organizations and private health providers, citing high costs of retrofitting existing county space and limited statewide juvenile capacity.
Cowlitz County commissioners on Tuesday discussed advancing plans for a juvenile mental health and recovery center and said they are pursuing a non‑government partner to operate the facility if funding and facilities can be identified.
Commissioners said renovating existing juvenile facility space would be expensive. Instead, county leaders reported meeting with representatives of the Cowlitz Tribe and PeaceHealth to explore whether a…
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