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During their June 18 public hearing, the Board of Mesa County Commissioners approved an amendment to delay the payout of a grant awarded to Mesa County Behavioral Health (MCBH) by the Colorado Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) in 2023. The $4.5 million grant was awarded for use in the 2024-2025 Fiscal Years. The amendment comes after the BHA experienced delays in issuing the grant, prompting them to offer an extension of the original award through June 30, 2025.

The Mesa County Behavioral Health (MCBH) Director, Lisa Mills, presented a departmental overview at the Board of Commissioners' June 18 administrative public hearing. The update included an explanation of Behavioral Health’s mission and duties and a departmental progress report.

Mesa County is committed to meeting our community's increasing demand to access mental health services. The commissioners have approved a $102,425 contract for the Behavioral Health Department office furniture to support this effort. This project is fully funded by a Colorado Department of Human Services grant, ensuring the expanding team has the necessary resources to serve our community.

Mesa County Behavioral Health applied for three Bureau of Justice Assistance federal grants to aid in the program’s efforts to remove barriers to mental health and substance abuse resources for youth and families and collaborate with community agencies to support diversion from criminal justice services during their April 23 public hearing.

Mesa County Behavioral Health is collaborating with Mind Springs Health to enhance access to mental health care, thanks to a $300,000 grant from the State of Colorado Department of Human Services, Behavioral Health Administration.

On Nov. 21, the Board of County Commissioners approved three contracts with local providers funded by a $3.5 million grant from the Colorado Department of Human Services to enable the service expansion.