Fulton County approves $15.8 million for behavioral health

Key Points The renewal of million in contracts will provide behavioral fitness services for more than individuals The agencies will continue to provide services for adolescents and youth in centers throughout Fulton County Fulton County Commissioner Bob Ellis revealed he felt confident about approving the contracts because the funds are being spent for people in need Provided by Fulton County The Fulton County Commission approved renewing million in contracts to serve more than individuals in the Fulton County Behavioral Physical condition Setup during its Dec meeting This is one of these multi-million dollar amounts that I feel percent great about approving because I know that this money is being spent for the people with the people and in the hands of the right person who is making sure we have the right contractors Commissioner Bob Ellis explained Commissioner Mo Ivory also explained she feels great about approving the funding because it is being spent wisely Related Story Fulton proposes billion plan to add mental physical condition facility renovate jail Ivory stated when she sees these large figures on the agenda she gets nervous She thanked Latrina Foster the director of the Department of Behavioral Wellbeing and Developmental Disabilities for educating her and her band on how the money is being used The contracts included amounts not to exceed million for River Edge Behavioral Healthcare Group Utility Board of Macon serving more than patients annually million to Chris Inc of Atlanta to provide care for plus individuals through school-based mental healthcare care at Fulton Schools and other services million to the Summit Counseling Center of Johns Creek to provide school-based mental medical services for Fulton Schools million to Grady Memorial Hospital to provide more than individuals with care at the South Fulton Facility Center and at the North Fulton System Center to Georgia Hope of Woodstock Georgia to provide services for more than patients through Core Child Adolescent Outpatient Oak Hill million to Step Up on Second Street of Decatur to provide permanent supportive housing services for units Five of the contracts run through the calendar year The contract with Wellness Connect America will be from Jan through June Ellis reported dating back to the county had behavioral medical and society vitality operating under the same umbrella in an attempt to provide behavioral fitness services in-house We were servicing an extremely low number of folks relative to the kind of population that was out there Ellis announced Working with contract providers has been a transformation that Ellis announced has enabled the county to serve seven times the number of individuals The post Fulton County approves million for behavioral robustness appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta