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Oneida County approves two behavioral health therapist positions; onboarding partly funded with Opioid Settlement dollars
Summary
On a consent agenda vote April 21, the Oneida County Board approved creating two full‑time Behavioral Health Therapist positions to reduce waitlists; Forest and Vilas counties will cover 20% and 30% of onboarding costs, with Oneida covering 50% ($43,980) from Opioid Settlement funds for a six‑month onboarding period. Ongoing costs are expected to be covered by billable services.
The Oneida County Board approved, as part of its consent agenda April 21, the creation of two full‑time Behavioral Health Therapist positions in the Department of Human Services to address growing demand and waitlists for outpatient mental‑health services across Forest, Vilas and Oneida counties.
Per the resolutions (29 and 30), the two positions have a cost of $117,280 each, for a…
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