Yolo County trims hours at Davis and West Sacramento mental health clinics amid funding shortfall

The Yolo County Board of Supervisors on March 11 approved a staff recommendation to reduce regular clinic days at the county’s Davis and West Sacramento behavioral health clinics as departments grapple with falling Mental Health Services Act and realignment revenues.

County Health and Human Services Director Nolan Sullivan told the board that the department has been covering three clinics with two clinic staffs since July and is nearing an operational breaking point. "We can't continue to borrow staff, we can't continue to support three clinics with two clinic staff," Sullivan said, calling the situation "not sustainable." The board voted to limit Davis clinic hours to Mondays and Wednesdays and West Sacramento clinic hours to Tuesdays and Thursdays while maintaining full-time services at the Woodland clinic.

The move is part of a broader effort to reduce…