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Supervisors renew contract with CHOC for inpatient youth mental-health services amid pleas for reimbursement support
Summary
The board approved Amendment 3 to a contract with Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC/TRAC Children’s) to provide inpatient mental-health beds for children and adolescents, after CHOC staff and partners described rising need, unique services for children under 12 and urged county staff to maximize Medi-Cal participation.
The Orange County Board of Supervisors on May 20 approved Amendment 3 to a contract with Children’s Hospital of Orange County (doing business as TRAC Children’s) to continue inpatient mental-health services for youth. Dr. Heather Hussey, chief psychologist at CHOC, and community partners told the board the hospital provides a unique county facility that serves children ages 4–18, including a quarter of patients younger than 12.
Why it matters: Speakers stressed that untreated childhood mental illness can…
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