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Commissioners explore locally run juvenile mental‑health/rehabilitation option with tribal and hospital partners
Summary
Commissioners discussed exploring a freestanding juvenile facility (modeled on 'healing lodge' concepts) to keep youth closer to Cowlitz County rather than sending them out of state, and staff will pursue partner outreach including the Cowlitz Tribe and local hospitals.
A commissioner reported continuing work to evaluate options for juvenile behavioral‑health and residential services that would reduce the county’s need to place youth in out‑of‑state facilities.
“I don’t want to even go through those hoops unless I know we have a partner to run that thing,” the commissioner said,…
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