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Department details youth behavioral‑health roadmap, DOJ agreement and steps to expand crisis and complex‑care supports
Summary
The Department of Health briefed the Senate committee on an eight‑month engagement that produced 47 youth behavioral‑health recommendations, a three‑year letter of agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, and actions to expand crisis services, case review teams and residential options.
Commissioner Heidi Hedberg, Deputy Commissioner Emily Ricci and D.C. Ritchie told the Senate Health and Social Services Committee on Jan. 23 that the Department of Health and Department of Family and Community Services have implemented the first steps from a youth behavioral‑health roadmap.
The departments held listening sessions across five regions and with behavioral health aides, which resulted in 47 recommendations and actionable next steps. Hedberg and Ricci said 21 of the 47…
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