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Bernalillo County adopts three-year Behavioral Health Authority strategic plan
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners approved a three-year strategic plan to reorganize behavioral health services, create a new governing structure and outline funding priorities after the county's behavioral health advisory board recommended the plan.
Bernalillo County commissioners voted 5-0 on Jan. 28 to adopt a three-year Behavioral Health Authority strategic plan that reorganizes county behavioral health services, establishes new governance and sets funding priorities tied to the county's behavioral-health gross receipts tax.
The plan, drafted by Deputy County Manager for Behavioral Health Dr. Jason Lindstrom with contractor Pivot Evaluation and approved Jan. 16 by the Behavioral Health Advisory Board, lays out a three-department structure for a newly created Behavioral Health Division, a data-driven operations unit, and an emphasis on crisis response, recovery supports and sustainable funding.
County leaders said the plan aims to turn local revenue streams into a coordinated continuum of services. The plan identifies projected funding sources including behavioral-health gross receipts tax…
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