Compass Behavioral Health asks Grant County for $85,000 in 2027 appropriation
May 19, 2026
Compass Behavioral Health Center requested the same $85,000 appropriation for 2027 as the prior year, reporting it served about 5,500 people last year and employs roughly 330 staff across southwest Kansas. Commissioners heard the presentation but no formal vote on the request was recorded in the minutes.
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Maria Cooper of Compass Behavioral Health Center presented the agency's 2027 appropriation request of $85,000, the same amount the group received in the prior year. Cooper told the Commissioners that Compass employs approximately 330 staff members across southwest Kansas and served about 5,500 individuals last year, offering crisis response in schools and communities, therapy and medication services, outreach to long-term care facilities, and early childhood mental health initiatives.
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