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County presents crisis-system enhancement plan, cites reduced ED boarding and fewer suicides
Summary
Lebanon County officials outlined a Panto Group-led crisis intervention plan with seven recommendations to expand mobile response, peer services, school collaboration and data tracking; officials said average behavioral-health emergency-department stays fell from 27.8 hours in 2022 to 12.8 hours in 2025 and reported a decline in completed suicides from 30 in 2024 to 18 in 2025.
Holly Leahy, administrator for Lebanon County MH/ID/Early Intervention, briefed the board on the county’s Crisis Intervention System Enhancement Plan, contracted through the Panto Group and funded with ARPA Community Mental Health Services Block Grant dollars. The multi-year assessment included interviews with more than 95 stakeholders, quantitative data analysis and benchmarking against SAMHSA national guidelines.
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