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Behavioral health crisis center opening delayed; county outlines staffing and operational plan
Summary
County behavioral-health staff reported construction and procurement delays for the new crisis center, outlined a phased staffing and scheduling plan, and said they are pursuing a financial model intended to be cost-neutral to the county with CCO support.
Damien (behavioral health lead) and project managers updated commissioners on the county’s behavioral health crisis center, describing construction progress, procurement delays for specialty safety hardware, staffing plans and financial arrangements with the local CCO.
Construction and timeline: staff said the building’s specialized safety features — including anti-ligature doors and other nonstandard hardware — required a small number of specialty components that were returned by a vendor and must be reordered. That procurement issue, staff said, pushed the center’s…
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