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Behavioral health treatment court asks county for gap funding and permanent coordinator position
Summary
Judge Wendy Hazleton asked commissioners for bridge funding to retain court coordinator Melissa Miller from April 2026 until the county budget covers the position, and requested that the county hire the coordinator permanently and include recurring funding for the court in future budgets.
Judge Wendy Hazleton briefed the board on the Pitt County Behavioral Health Treatment Court, which began in July 2020 and serves justice‑involved residents with serious mental illness and substance use disorders. Hazleton said the court is one of two in North Carolina focused on combined mental‑health…
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