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Commission signals one-time support for a central receiving facility for behavioral health
Summary
After Meridian Behavioral Healthcare'9s annual report, the county commission expressed intent to provide $250,000 in one-time matching funds to help build a central receiving facility for people in crisis and asked staff and partners to develop an operational and governance plan.
Following Meridian Behavioral Healthcare'9s annual report, which detailed service volumes, uncompensated-care costs and a 40% drop in children'9s engagement since March, the Alachua County Commission on Aug. 11 approved a motion expressing the county'9s intent to provide up to $250,000 in one-time matching funds toward a proposed central receiving facility.
Don Savoy,…
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