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Alpena County commissioners approve resolution opposing privatization of public behavioral health system
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The Alpena County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution opposing state plans to privatize the public behavioral health managed-care system after a presentation from the executive director of Northeast Michigan Community Mental Health.
The Alpena County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday voted to adopt a resolution opposing the privatization of the public behavioral health system and authorized the chair to sign the document.
Nina Sork, executive director of Northeast Michigan Community Mental Health, told commissioners the agency served 2,140 clients in fiscal 2024 and provided 489 crisis services plus 609 psychiatric assessments to people across the region. She described the agency’s work as a safety net for residents with severe persistent mental illness, serious emotional disturbances in children,…
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