Meeting Type: BCC Regular Meeting
Meeting Date: 11/17/2020
Item Status: New
From: Wayne Dyess, County Administrator
Submitted by: Michelle Howard, Commission Executive Assistant
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Funding Award to AltaPointe Health - Pilot Program for Crisis Center Serving Individuals with Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Disorders
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
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Tuerk Schlesinger, CEO of AltaPointe Health, will attend the November 17, 2020, Commission meeting to discuss the award from Governor Ivey’s Office to Altapointe Health to be a part of a pilot program receiving funding for a crisis center in Mobile to serve individuals with mental illness and substance use disorders. This crisis center will also serve the citizens of Baldwin County.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
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Background: Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has announced along with Commissioner Lynn Beshear of the Alabama Department of Mental Health and House Majority Leader Nathaniel Ledbetter, the awardees of funding for three crisis centers to serve individuals with mental illness and substance use disorders.
AltaPointe Health is one of the three providers chosen for this crisis diversion pilot project. The site in Mobile will serve a seven-county area that includes Mobile, Baldwin, Washington, Clark, Conecuh, Escambia, and Monroe.
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