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Department outlines conversion of human service centers to CCBHCs and seeks youth crisis pilot funding
Summary
Department of Health and Human Services leaders told the House Appropriations subcommittee they are moving state human service centers toward certification as Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs), seeking planning and pilot dollars and asking lawmakers to consider youth crisis stabilization funding.
Pam Segnus, executive director for Behavioral Health, and Tony (Antonio) Berning Seely, director of operational development and compliance, gave the committee an overview of the Department of Health and Human Services’ plan to convert state human service centers into state‑operated behavioral health clinics (CCBHCs) and outlined budget requests and operational needs.
The presentation and discussion
Segnus and Tony said the department has eight regional clinics and three satellite clinics offering integrated mental‑health and substance‑use outpatient care, crisis services, psychiatric and psychological evaluations, case management, rehabilitative services and peer supports. The department reported 10,382 adults served with 231,860 services and 2,380 youth served with 63,310 services during the last biennium.
Tony described the clinics’ role as a state safety net for people who lack access to community services. Clinic activities include 24‑hour crisis hotlines, mobile response teams, crisis residential beds where available, and regional drop‑in centers in some areas. He said the department has increased peer support positions and is developing formalized care‑coordination…
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