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Northwestern CSB reports 533 Page County clients served last year, pledges jail-based staff
Summary
Northwestern Community Services Board told the Page County Board that it served about 40,800 people regionally last year, 533 from Page County, highlighted prevention and Narcan training, and said it will place a part-time clinician in the Page County jail under a targeted DBHDS grant.
Miss Harrison, speaking for the Northwestern Community Services Board, outlined a range of behavioral-health services the CSB provides across a multi-county footprint and gave Page County-specific data: "We served a little over 40,800 people last year and of those people, 533 of them came from Page County," she said.
Harrison described prevention programs (mental-health first-aid training in Page County high schools, fentanyl awareness) and community offerings such as free lock boxes and a recurring Narcan training clinic. "We've done so far 56 community members have been trained in Narcan," she added, and said the CSB provides free Narcan and is available to deliver training at schools, churches, or grocery stores.
In response to board questions about referrals and jails, Harrison said referrals to recovery court typically come via the judicial system and DSS and that anyone can self-refer for substance-use services. She said the CSB is using a recent DBHDS funding allocation to place a part-time clinician in the Page County Jail and in a regional adult detention center to improve access while people are incarcerated.
