Board hears staffing and placement pressures in behavioral health, community support programs

Sep 11, 2025

County behavioral-health staff described staff vacancies, rising referrals to Children’s Long-Term Support (CLTS), out-of-county placement pressures and plans to recruit clinicians; the board discussed exploring specialty foster-care placements to reduce residential care costs.

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Alicia (behavioral-health staff) and Caitlin (community support program staff) briefed the Sawyer County Health and Human Services Board on Sept. 9 about program workloads, vacancies and placement costs.

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