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County mental‑health leader outlines new local facilities and warns 6,500 residents could lose benefits under federal changes
Summary
Chad Jacobson of Columbia County Mental Health Services described plans for a 16‑bed SUD residential move, a 10‑bed detox and an adult/youth crisis stabilization unit, estimated the project at about $7.5 million (90% grant funded), and warned that proposed federal eligibility changes could put about 6,500 residents at risk of losing enhanced coverage.
Chad Jacobson, representing Columbia County Mental Health Services, told county commissioners that the agency is moving a 16‑bed substance‑use‑disorder residential program from 4th Street to the main CCMH campus and building supplemental facilities including a 10‑bed detox unit and a crisis‑stabilization center with five adult and three youth beds.
Jacobson said the new residential site will offer private rooms and be within walking distance of outpatient and group therapies at the campus to improve continuity of care. He described the crisis‑stabilization unit as an unlocked facility with a separate law‑enforcement entrance required by rule and emphasized a clinical design…
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