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Community Counseling Solutions briefs county on Measure 110 programs, Warmline and behavioral-health grants
Summary
Community Counseling Solutions (CCS) updated the court on local behavioral-health services, low deflection referrals under Measure 110, Warmline call volumes, and approval for a four-year Burn grant; CCS also noted audits and training plans to strengthen programs.
Community Counseling Solutions (CCS), the county’s behavioral-health provider, gave a quarterly update to the Gilliam County Court on services, grant awards and program performance.
Kimberly Lindsey of CCS summarized Measure 110 deflection activity and said deflection referrals in Gilliam County have been low; some offenses will not qualify for deflection (for example, large quantities alleged in an arrest). Lindsey noted CCS received state Burn (behavioral-health recovery network) funding in a multi-year award that will fund services for up to four years and remarked that the county application and state review had approved CCS’s application alongside a telehealth-only provider.
Lindsey also reviewed CCS program audits, including a batterers-intervention audit and other oversight from criminal-justice and state entities. CCS plans to send two employees to a national training (estimated $5,000 per person) to address program improvements and pass future audits. Lindsey highlighted statewide Warmline volumes (reported as about 20,000 calls in the last quarter) and CCS’s participation in suicide-prevention and QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) trainings; CCS said all employees are required to take QPR and that staff will deliver trainings to community members.
Commissioners asked clarification questions about funding levels and the scope of services. Lindsey said customer-satisfaction responses from Gilliam County were limited (three respondents in the quarter) but generally positive. CCS said it also has applied for funding to support a bilingual Spanish-speaking clinician who would be shared across several counties to increase access.
No formal county action was required; the presentation was informational. Commissioners thanked CCS for services and emphasized the county’s continued role as a passthrough for behavioral-health grant funds.
