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Board approves submission and acceptance, if awarded, of $907,000.552 behavioral health deflection grant application
Summary
The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners approved submission of a joint application for the Behavioral Health Deflection (BHD) grant on behalf of the sheriff, district attorney and Health & Human Services, and authorized acceptance of the grant if awarded — the amount stated in the meeting was $907,000.552.
The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners voted Sept. 18 to submit a joint application for the Behavioral Health Deflection (BHD) grant on behalf of the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office, the District Attorney’s Office and Health and Human Services, and authorized acceptance of the grant if awarded. The amount read into the record was $907,000.552.
A commissioner moved approval; there was no further discussion recorded and the chair announced the motion passed. The BHD program is intended to support partnerships between criminal-justice agencies and behavioral-health services to divert people with behavioral-health needs away from the criminal-justice system and into treatment and support services. At the meeting the board did not debate program details; staff present indicated the application would be submitted jointly by the listed county agencies.
If awarded, the grant would be administered by the participating county offices; the meeting record did not specify project timelines, administrative lead or budget breakdowns. Commissioners voted to approve the submission and conditional acceptance, and instructed staff to proceed with the application process.
