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County mental-health provider reports sharp rise in clients after CCBHC demonstration
Summary
A mental-health provider representative told the county commission that a CCBHC demonstration project expanded access: clients served increased from 476 in fiscal 2023 to 731 in fiscal 2024, and 359 residents who previously would not have qualified were served under new criteria.
A representative of Sanac County's primary mental-health provider reported to the Board of Commissioners on Oct. 1 that the county's CCBHC (Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic) demonstration expanded access significantly.
The speaker, identified in the transcript as Mor, presented the provider's 2023 annual report and said the program increased the number of unique residents served from 476 in fiscal year 2023 to 731 in fiscal year 2024, an increase of 255 people. The provider also reported total clients served countywide rose from 1,778 to about 1,982 in the same period and said 359 residents who would previously have been ineligible under the old criteria became eligible through the new CCBHC standards.
"In fiscal year 23 we had 476 citizens coming for services. In fiscal year 24 we had 731," the representative said, citing fiscal-year totals and noting the data were current as of the close of the agency's fiscal year on Sept. 30. The speaker told commissioners that, aside from smaller private providers, the county lacks an in-county psychiatrist and many residents previously relied on virtual services or travel to neighboring counties for psychiatric care.
The representative framed the CCBHC demonstration as a major access point for residents who otherwise would have had to seek care outside the county. The board did not engage in formal action on the presentation; it was offered during the general public-comment portion of the meeting.
What happens next: The presentation was received as information. Commissioners and staff may use the data in upcoming budget or service-planning discussions; no formal board directive or funding decision was recorded in the meeting transcript.
