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Council designates behavioral health and homelessness items for reconciliation amid state funding concerns
Summary
Montgomery County Council placed several behavioral health and homelessness funding items on the reconciliation list, including $3.1M for crisis stabilization operating needs tied to Maryland COMAR licensing and funding to sustain outreach, shelters and SHARP rapid-rehousing efforts amid potential federal cuts.
Montgomery County Council on May 7 advanced several behavioral health and homelessness-related items to the reconciliation list, after DHHS and county staff detailed operational needs, state licensing requirements and looming federal funding reductions that could reduce county supports.
Chief Monica Martin, head of Behavioral Health and Crisis Services, told the council that $3,104,903 in operating funds is necessary to support the renovated behavioral health crisis stabilization center and to meet Maryland Code of Regulations (COMAR) requirements released in May 2024. Martin said those…
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