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Behavioral health and crisis services funding increased.

Written by Bethani Cameron

Commissioners approved new contracts and increased spending on existing behavioral health and developmental health agreements. The money for many of the programs comes through a combination of state grants and federal behavioral health funding streams that the  county administers for residents.

Behavioral health services funded this month included:

  • $2.7 million to pay Westmoreland Case Management & Supports, Inc. to help residents with behavioral health and intellectual disabilities remain in the community;
  • $500,000 to pay UPMC Western Behavioral Health at Mon Yough to provide walk-in services;
  • $20,000 increase for Neurological Therapy Specialists for speech pathology, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and special instruction;
  • $83,000 increase for Southwest Behavioral Management, Inc.’s administrative oversight and behavioral health services;
  • $10,000 to be paid to Nulton Diagnostics for blended case management; and  
  • $4,854 to pay Alchera, Inc./SafeInHome, Inc. for assistive technology for people with intellectual disabilities.

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