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Regional mental-health centers describe expansion, workforce needs and new CCBHC funding
Summary
Representatives of Marion County’s four community mental-health centers told the City-County Public Safety Committee on Aug. 27 that access has grown but workforce shortages and housing instability limit capacity.
Four regional community mental-health providers briefed the City-County Public Safety Committee on Aug. 27 about treatment access, workforce challenges and a federal-state program to expand behavioral-health funding.
George Hurd, vice president for behavioral health at Community Health Network, represented the group and described county funding rules and braided revenue streams that community mental health centers (CMHCs) use to serve higher-need patients. Hurd said county tax levies that support centers are set by state code and estimated county funding in this budget cycle at about $8.7 million, but warned that those dollars usually are combined with state and federal funding to provide full-service care.
Hurd said the…
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