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Nueces County MHID Wins CCBHC Designation; Officials Push for Diversion Center
Summary
Nueces County Mental Health & Intellectual Disabilities announced certification as a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC), expanding services including 24-hour mobile crisis, outpatient substance-use treatment and case management. MHID and commissioners said the designation helps build a diversion/restoration center model to reduce jail bookings and unnecessary hospitalizations.
The Nueces County Mental Health & Intellectual Disabilities (MHID) center announced it has been designated a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC), a federal-state model that requires staffing, access, care coordination and outcome tracking. MHID leaders said the designation allows an outcome-focused approach and expanded services, including ambulatory detox and increased peer-support and targeted case management.
CCBHC services and goals: MHID said the designation…
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