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Regional behavioral‑health provider reports service growth; Brown County approves board nomination
Summary
Canza (regional CCBHC) updated Brown County commissioners on expanded services—medication‑assisted treatment, 24/7 crisis teams, assertive community treatment and supported housing—and reported serving 235 clients in 2025 with about 850 active clients overall. Commissioners approved a local resident's nomination to Canza's board.
A Canza representative (identified in the meeting as Krista) presented the agency's annual report and described recent program expansions under the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic model.
Krista said the agency launched medication‑assisted treatment and expanded assertive community treatment teams over the past two years, and in 2025 Canza served 235 clients. "At any given point, we average about 850 active clients getting services within our organization," she told commissioners and summarized the organization's payer mix (insurer reimbursement, grants and county support).
She described new services the agency added to reduce hospitalizations and law‑enforcement involvement: 24/7 crisis response, supported employment, supported housing and care coordination that connects clients to primary‑care and social supports. Krista also noted the CCBHC requirement that boards include people with lived experience (51% of seats), and asked commissioners to approve a Brown County resident as the county's board representative.
The commission moved, seconded and approved the nomination by voice vote. Krista said she would follow up with contract paperwork (the agency acknowledged it had missed renewing a county contract for the prior year and will submit a 2026 contract for board review).
What happens next: Canza will provide the county with draft contract paperwork and the nomination document; commissioners requested future updates and financial details when the agency seeks additional county funding.
