Harris Center warns workforce and security shortfalls could cut services; seeks state/local support
The Harris Center for Mental Health said workforce shortages and rising costs for state hospital beds and facility security could force program reductions unless the court funds CLS items and cost increases; the center also described efforts to integrate physical care via an FQHC application.
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Wayne Young, CEO of the Harris Center for Mental Health, highlighted program expansions — MCOT non‑law enforcement crisis responses, youth diversion, housing supports and Food Rx — while warning of workforce shortages and pressure on acute‑care bed funding. Young said the Harris Center's county allocation represents about 6% of its budget and that rising bed costs and facility rent increases will pressure services unless the county covers certain CLS items.
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