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Committee accepts unanticipated OMH mobile-crisis funds, hears SAMHSA systems-of-care progress and DBT school plans
Summary
Committee accepted additional Office of Mental Health funding for the mobile crisis program and approved state-aid adjustments for mental health contractors. Staff reported national technical assistance for a SAMHSA systems-of-care grant and plans to expand dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) in local schools; continuation funding remains pending.
The Health & Human Services Committee accepted an OMH award and approved adjustments to the mental-health budget to support mobile crisis services and contract agencies.
Maureen, speaking for community services, said the Office of Mental Health provided an unanticipated award of $34,650 for the remainder of calendar 2025 to support the daytime mobile crisis program; the county also expects a recurring state-aid increase (about $138,600) to be added to the 2026 budget. "We requested to OMH. We put in a request for increase in state aid to help offset the daytime mobile crisis cost, and they surprised us with an…
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