HE SAYS IT WON’T BE ENOUGH FOR NEXT YEAR, BUT DES MOINES COUNTY CPC DIRECTOR KEN HYNDMAN ANNOUNCED THIS(TUE) MORNING THAT HE’S ASKING THE STATE FOR JUST UNDER 212-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN TRANSITIONAL FUNDING FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE REST OF THIS YEAR.
THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH HAS OFFERED THE MONEY TO COUNTIES, WHICH HAVE HAD MUCH OF THEIR STATE FUNDING TAKEN AWAY, AS IOWA TRANSITIONS FROM A COUNTY-RUN TO A STATE-CONTROLLED SYSTEM.
DES MOINES COUNTY HAS ALSO BEEN MEETING WITH SIX OTHER AREA COUNTIES TO DISCUSS FORMING A MENTAL HEALTH-CARE REGION, SOMETHING ELSE THE STATE HAS RECOMMENDED.
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