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Kathy Cromer says Northampton County Mental Health budget of about $13 million limits services and local bed capacity
Summary
Kathy Cromer, deputy administrator, briefed the committee on Northampton County Mental Health services, saying the division's budget is about $13 million, intake demand exceeds capacity, and forensic funds added $3 million to create new programs; she offered to return with data on gaps from last year's budget impasse.
Kathy Cromer, deputy administrator of Northampton County Mental Health, told the Human Services Committee the division focuses on recovery-oriented care for people with serious mental illness, but faces funding and capacity constraints.
Cromer said the divisionbudget is about $13,000,000 and that most mental health services are funded via medical assistance and a state program she identified as CHIP (Community and Hospital Integration Project programs), which was created after state hospital bed closures to support community services. "Our budget is about…
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