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Larimer County reviews three multiyear behavioral‑health funding options; commissioners press on rural reach, workforce and navigation
Summary
Larimer County staff and consultant Corona Insights presented stakeholder‑driven options for a new multiyear behavioral‑health funding strategy — workforce development, cross‑organizational co‑location incentives, and a consumer access portal — and described a dynamic fiscal model intended to preserve reserves through the tax’s 2038 sunset. Commissioners asked about rural engagement, lived‑experience data, training standards, flexibility and braided funding; no vote was taken.
Larimer County commissioners on Dec. 17 heard staff and external consultants describe proposals for a new multiyear behavioral‑health funding framework that stakeholders ranked as priorities.
Amy Martinis, the county’s Behavioral Health Services director, and Corona Insights summarized months of engagement that produced more than 120 ideas narrowed into three priority solution areas: workforce development, incentives for cross‑organizational co‑location, and a consumer access portal or referral hub. Martinis said the proposals are intended to be system‑level investments distinct from the county’s annual impact grant program and its long‑term operations, including services at the Longview acute care facility.
Why it matters: Staff framed multiyear funding as an opportunity to make sustained, system‑level changes — from improving provider recruitment and retention to making services easier to find — while preserving a fiscal reserve through the sales tax’s current sunset in 2038. The county proposes using a dynamic financial model that factors fund balance trajectory, five‑year sales‑tax averages and Longview billing trends to…
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