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Mental health department reports PROS transition, licensing progress and plans for mobile crisis response

Tompkins County Legislature · March 1, 2026
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Department leaders said they have transitioned from Continuing Day Treatment (CDT) to a PROS recovery model, secured initial licensing and are planning a mobile crisis intervention team while noting budget pressures from mandated hospitalizations and salary/fringe increases.

County mental health leadership briefed legislators on service volumes, regulatory changes and staffing shifts tied to the 2017 recommended budget.

The department reported serving 2,314 unduplicated individuals so far in 2016 across adult, forensic, children/adolescent and elderly programs. Leadership said New York State licensing allowed the department to transition from Continuing Day Treatment (CDT) to a PROS (Personalized Recovery Oriented Services)…

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