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Northeastern Center tells DeKalb commissioners it’s operating at a loss as crisis services grow
Summary
Steve Howell of Northeastern Center told commissioners the center served 1,202 DeKalb residents in FY2025 and is running at a multi‑percent loss; crisis services and mobile responses have risen, and nonessential programs could be cut if finances do not improve.
Steve Howell, representing Northeastern Center, told the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners that the community mental health center is serving more county residents while operating at a budgetary loss that threatens nonessential programs.
Howell said Northeastern Center served 1,202 DeKalb County residents in fiscal year 2025, including 199 youth, and detailed growing use of…
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