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Peers and providers warn Alameda County cuts will decimate peer-run behavioral-health programs
Summary
Peer-run organizations and service providers told the Board of Supervisors that proposed Proposition 1-related and other budget cuts would sharply reduce or eliminate peer-run services across Alameda County and urged emergency or transition funding and inclusion in planning.
Representatives from PEERS, the Peer Wellness Collective and other peer-run organizations urged the Alameda County Board of Supervisors to pause or mitigate proposed cuts to peer-run behavioral-health services tied to Proposition 1 and BHSA funding transitions.
Speakers described severe funding reductions—some organizations reported internal projections of 80–100% cuts beginning July 1—and…
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