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Polk County agencies report CARES building opening, homeless‑services expansion and funding pressures for community corrections
Summary
County social‑service partners said the CARES behavioral‑health center opened Sept. 30 and hosts crisis, peer support and behavioral‑health programs; homeless services will add two positions to expand coverage and county agencies warned of funding and staffing pressures in community corrections and nonprofit providers.
Health and human‑services and community‑corrections leaders at the Polk County interagency meeting described new program capacity at the CARES building, plans to expand homeless‑services outreach and ongoing funding and staffing challenges for both county and nonprofit providers.
Speaker 11 (Health & Human Services participant) reported the CARES building had its grand opening on Sept. 30 and now houses the behavioral‑health resource network (the "burn" program), a peer‑support program and a crisis program with a separate crisis entrance. Speaker 11 said the agency is "a little bit short on staff" with four positions currently out; recruitment for QMHP and AQMHA…
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