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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Carolyn
Marinan, Communications, 612-348-5969
County board actions
Votes approved Natural Resources Strategic Plan, and continued and expanded mental and chemical health programming.
 Strategic plan will guide natural resources work
The board voted to adopt the Hennepin County Natural Resources
Strategic Plan, which is valid through 2020. The plan will guide the county and
its partners in responding to natural resource issues and developing policies
and programs that improve, protect and preserve our natural resources. The
primary need for the plan is to provide clear direction to guide natural
resources work in the county and support applications for natural resources
funding. The county has delivered conservation services for more than a decade
and is currently the only county in Minnesota with the duties and authorities
of a soil and water conservation district.
Learn
more about the Natural Resources Strategic Plan.
The Hennepin County Board approved a plan to expand mental
and chemical health programming at its facility at 1800 Chicago Avenue. The
nearly $300,000 renovation will create space for an expanded sobering center and new mental health crisis stabilization program.
Learn more about this project.
The board accepted an $11.4 million grant from the Minnesota
Department of Human Services to provide services under the Hennepin County
Adult Mental Health Initiative. The 2016 Adult Mental Health Grant includes
funding in four categories:
- $3,633,586 for Community Support Services programs, which
provide drop-in case management and related services to help people live on
their own in the community.
- $506,300 for the Project for Assistance in Transition from
Homelessness program, which provides support services to people who are
homeless or at risk of homelessness and have a serious mental illness.
- $6,499,267 for Adult Mental Health Initiative programs – an
array of case management, crisis, residential, and non-residential services.
- $651,000 for the Transition to Community grant, to assist
residents of Anoka-Metro Regional Treatment Center and the Minnesota Security
Hospital with the transition to a community setting.
There was an amendment to the agreement, which channels
$122,538 in additional funding:
- $20,000 for the Anti-Stigma and Promotion of Recovery
Project
- $35,000 for a supportive housing coordinator
- $25,000 for a needs assessment for culturally responsive
services for the African population
- $42,538 to Lao Assistance Center of Minnesota to provide Lao
Access to Mental Health Services
Learn more about the grant and the initiatives it will fund.
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the Hennepin County website at www.hennepin.us/news.
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