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Health Department, community mental‑health provider outline services and ask for continued or expanded county support
Summary
The Health Department sought level funding and highlighted recent program expansions, and New Horizons asked the county to consider funding psychiatric staffing to boost local psychiatric capacity, including services tied to the jail and inpatient referrals.
The County Health Department and a regional behavioral‑health provider spoke to commissioners about program needs and funding for FY26.
Clint Sperber, director of the Okeechobee County Health Department, asked the board for level funding and highlighted recent program expansions: partnership with Treasure Coast Food Bank for a monthly Family Market food distribution, growth in clinic primary care services, expanded school‑based dental coverage to kindergarten through second grade and added staff to increase immunization…
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