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ADM board seeks renewal and modest increase to support county behavioral‑health services; levy would supplement Medicaid and grants
Summary
ADM board leaders presented Issue 1, a renewal with a modest millage increase to replace a 2007 levy and to restore purchasing power lost to inflation. Board officials said the extra revenue would flow mainly to service providers, substance‑use programs, prevention and step‑down facilities; 93% of new funds would be distributed to agencies.
Officials from the Summit County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health (ADM) Board presented a request to renew the county behavioral-health levy with a modest increase (described in the presentation as a raise to 3.45 mills) to support mental-health and substance-use services across Summit County.
Dr. Doug Smith, chief clinical officer / medical director for the ADM board, described the countywide system as highly coordinated and noted a range of programs that the levy supports or supplements: crisis response, the CIT (crisis intervention team) training for law enforcement, the Summit County outreach or "scout" team, assisted outpatient treatment (AOT) and step‑down facilities for individuals discharged from inpatient…
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