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Loudoun weighs expanded psychiatry and medication‑assisted treatment at county jail; price tag could triple current contract
Summary
County staff and the sheriff’s office presented options to expand psychiatric services and add a medical director and MAT coordinator at the Adult Detention Center. Scenarios in the packet showed the next contract could range from about $8.8 million to $9.9 million, up from roughly $3 million under current agreements.
County staff and the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office outlined proposals on Jan. 21 to expand medical and psychiatric services in the Adult Detention Center (ADC), including a recommendation to increase psychiatric hours, contract for a full‑time psychiatrist and add a medically‑assisted‑treatment (MAT) coordinator.
"Mental health is health. Substance abuse is a disease," Chair and board members said during…
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