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Behavioral-health board asks Edgar County for $596,000 to support local mental-health and substance-use services
Summary
Jonathan, presenting for the county—ehavioral-health board, asked Edgar County to approve a $596,000 budget request for fiscal 2027 to close local funding gaps; he said roughly $455,000 would underwrite mental-health services, about $177,000 would support substance-use treatment and $28,000—or developmental-disability services.
Jonathan presented the Edgar County Community Developmental Health (708) board—udget request for fiscal 2027 and asked the county board for $596,000 to support local behavioral-health services. "The budget request is requesting, $596,000," he said, and described how the funds would be distributed.
Why it matters: Jonathan said local gap funding keeps services operating when state and federal reimbursements fall short. He told the board that without the local…
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