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County and community partners pledge to sustain Martha’s Place after budget shortfall
Summary
County behavioral‑health officials presented a plan to reduce general‑fund reliance and work toward self‑sufficiency for Martha’s Place, the county’s children’s assessment center; community nonprofits pledged fundraising and fiscal sponsorship to close a roughly $215,000 shortfall and expand referrals and billing opportunities.
County behavioral-health leadership told the Board of Supervisors on Dec. 9 that Martha’s Place — a clinic in San Luis Obispo serving infants through age 5 with mental‑health, developmental and pediatric services — has been restored in the current budget but faces a funding gap that requires a sustainability plan.
Dr. Star Graeber, the county behavioral‑health director, described three parallel strategies: operational optimization (refining staffing and workflows and proposing a four‑day‑a‑week clinical schedule to…
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