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Carver County proclaims May 2026 National Mental Health Awareness Month; commissioners cite services and funding strains
Summary
The Carver County Board approved a proclamation recognizing May 2026 as National Mental Health Awareness Month, highlighting county behavioral‑health services and concerns about state reimbursement cuts and the growing need for crisis response and social supports.
Carver County on Monday adopted a proclamation declaring May 2026 as National Mental Health Awareness Month, as county staff and commissioners emphasized the prevalence of mental illness and the county’s role in providing crisis and supportive services.
A county presenter told the board that “one in five adults and one in six young people experience a mental health illness in any given year,” and outlined Carver County’s continuum of services, including outpatient therapy, school‑linked mental health services, adolescent day treatment, mobile crisis response in partnership with Canvas Health, substance‑use assessment and…
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