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Horizon Behavioral Health highlights local services, mobile crisis teams and housing supports
Summary
Horizon Behavioral Health presented its FY2024 annual report to the Amherst County Board of Supervisors, noting growth in in‑person appointments, new programs such as mobile response and co‑responder teams, support for permanent supportive housing and a new tobacco cessation curriculum for youth.
Melissa Lucy, director of community relations for Horizon Behavioral Health, told the Amherst County Board of Supervisors on April (date not specified) that Horizon celebrated its 50th anniversary and expanded services in the region.
Lucy said in‑person appointments rose from 61,802 in fiscal 2023 to 70,279 in fiscal 2024, and that Horizon’s portfolio now includes emergency services, a women’s recovery center, forensic services, permanent supportive housing and mobile response and co‑responder teams intended to reduce hospital readmissions. “With both local and state level support, Horizon launched two new…
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