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State budget forces reductions to behavioral‑health programs; regional agencies outline adjustments
Summary
State funding decisions set a 1% administrative cut and program reductions that will affect diversion grants, recovery supports and technical assistance; DBHR and HCA staff said upfront funding and targeted swaps should blunt immediate service disruptions while they finalize implementation plans.
Teresa, a deputy director at the Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery (DBHR), told regional partners that the legislature’s recent budget includes a 1% administrative reduction across the agency and a set of targeted program cuts and eliminations affecting diversion and technical‑support services.
“We did have some reductions specifically to programs that do diversion services,” Teresa said, listing impacts to law‑enforcement assisted diversion (LEAD) grants, arrest‑and‑jail alternatives, health engagement hubs, recovery navigator programs, alternative‑response team grants and recovery…
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