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Board approves multiple behavioral-health contract amendments and expands substance-use treatment access; MAT contract approved after split vote
Summary
The board approved MHSA and school-based mental-health funding and multiple provider amendments. A new $1 million contract with Community Behavioral Health to operate a medication-assisted treatment clinic for substance-use disorder passed 3-2 after debate about costs and facility-use arrangements.
The Board of Supervisors approved a series of behavioral-health measures on May 6, 2025, including school-based specialty mental health funding and amendments to existing contracts for residential and treatment providers. The meeting featured extended discussion about a new medication-assisted treatment (MAT) contract with Community Behavioral Health and financing and facility arrangements for the county's behavioral-health programs.
Why it matters: Lake County has prioritized expansion of behavioral-health and substance-use services over recent years. The board authorized continued MHSA-funded school-based services, extended contract funding for residential providers and approved a one-year, $1,000,000 MAT services agreement intended to increase…
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