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Lakewood asks state to codify and sustain Western State Hospital community partnership program
Summary
Lakewood officials urged state legislators to codify and sustain a community partnership program that supports safety and services around Western State Hospital, noting $640,000 was included in a recent operating budget and asking that the program be placed in the DSHS maintenance budget to avoid biennial uncertainty.
Mayor (unnamed) opened the meeting and urged legislators to consider codifying the community partnership program that supports Western State Hospital, saying the program "plays a critical role in our region's behavioral health system" and that the city appreciated the inclusion of $640,000 in the 2527 operating budget for the program.
The mayor asked that the legislature make the partnership part of the Department of Social and…
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