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County asked to fund adolescent mental‑health expansion and dental clinic services
Summary
The Shenandoah Community Health Clinic requested $30,000 to expand adolescent mental‑health and peer recovery supports and $15,000 for the county dental clinic at the Jan. 23 budget work session.
Leigh Sicina of the Shenandoah Community Health Clinic asked the board for $30,000 to expand adolescent mental‑health services and peer recovery supports, and a separate $15,000 request for the county dental clinic. Sicina outlined funding sources and said the clinic’s services are expanding to meet local needs.
The board asked clarifying questions about staffing and service capacity. Sicina described a mix of revenue that supports the clinic and emphasized the growing demand for adolescent mental‑health and recovery services in the county.
