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Board approves Southside Behavioral Health performance contract; agency details services and funding expectations
Summary
The Board approved the performance contract with Southside Behavioral Health; Executive Director Beth Englehorn described services to Brunswick County residents, funding structures, reporting requirements, and that the county provides a 10% state‑fund match.
The Board of Supervisors approved the performance contract with Southside Behavioral Health, the community services board that provides behavioral health and substance use services across Mecklenburg, Halifax and Brunswick counties.
Beth Englehorn, Southside Behavioral Health’s executive director, told the board the agency serves individuals with severe mental illness, substance use disorders and developmental disabilities regardless of ability to pay. She said the CSB operates three facilities in the county area, provides housing (a 10‑unit apartment residence in Alberta), and runs free training sessions including Revive/Naloxone distribution. Englehorn reported the CSB served 757 people in Brunswick County last year and employs 25 local staff.
She described the performance contract’s role in documenting state expectations for service use, reporting and outcomes; the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) requires monthly, quarterly and annual financial and performance reporting and audits. Englehorn said most funding streams are restricted by program requirements and that federal reimbursements are now on a monthly reimbursement basis in some cases. The CSB’s funding also carries reporting exhibits outlining allowable uses.
A board member moved to approve the contract; the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote. County legal review had been completed and the county attorney reported the contract was reviewed and acceptable.
