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Shelby County commissioners, providers highlight recent mental-health investments and plans for a children's crisis center
Summary
County leaders, nonprofit partners and providers described a recently opened adult crisis center, ongoing investments that helped fund it and plans for a 15-bed children's crisis center during public comment and a resolution recognizing National Mental Health Month.
Shelby County officials and mental-health providers used the County Commission meeting to describe recent investments in behavioral-health infrastructure, outline next steps for expanding services and encourage residents to use newly available crisis resources.
At the meeting, former county commissioner Mark Billingsley and representatives of Alliance Healthcare Services described the county's $1 million investment in a 24/7 adult crisis center that opened in Binghamton. Billingsley told commissioners that the county's $1 million contributed to a larger $36 million construction investment and said the center is operating and accepting clients. He said the administration, the city and other partners provided additional support for the project.
The Alliance Healthcare Services representative described programs that Alliance provides,…
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