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Juvenile detention center will add full-time clinical therapist under state-funded resolution
Summary
The McLean County Board Health Committee on May 5 approved a resolution to amend 2026 funded full-time equivalent positions at the Juvenile Detention Center to create a full-time licensed clinical therapist post, a change Jason Tabb said will increase on-site therapeutic hours for youth from roughly 30–40 hours per month to 40 hours per week.
The McLean County Board Health Committee on May 5 approved a resolution amending funded full-time equivalent positions for 2026 at the county Juvenile Detention Center to add a full-time, licensed clinical therapist.
Jason Tabb, the juvenile detention center superintendent, told the committee the facility currently relies on a clinician who works about “30 to 40 hours a month” and that the resolution would allow “someone 40 hours a week, in the facility, to work with our youth.” He said the position will be supported through state funding.
Member Amber Bell moved to approve the resolution; Member Bangert seconded. The chair called for the vote and the motion passed.
The change is aimed at increasing the facility’s on-site clinical coverage and access to licensed therapeutic services for detained youth. Tabb described the shift as “a great opportunity” to expand consistent therapeutic hours inside the center.
The transcript does not record further detail on the job classification language, the effective date beyond the 2026 funding year, or any implementation timeline beyond the board’s approval. No public comments were made on the item during this meeting.
The committee did not identify additional follow-up tasks on the record; the resolution was approved during the session and will proceed under the county’s standard personnel and budgeting processes.
