When someone in crisis walks through the doors of the Columbia Valley Center for Recovery (CVCR) in Kennewick, they receive care right away, regardless of whether they have insurance. That open door policy is a defining feature of Washington’s new 23-hour crisis relief center model, and it is also creating a financial challenge that providers across the state are working to solve.
Comprehensive Healthcare’s CEO, Jodi Daly, and behavioral health leaders from Benton County, Spokane County, Whatcom County, and other communities recently spoke with the Seattle Times for a look at what it takes to keep crisis centers like CVCR financially sustainable, and the gap between what crisis centers are required to provide and how the state currently reimburses that care.
In the article, Daly noted that Comprehensive Healthcare opened the Kennewick center with realistic expectations about the financial model and the understanding that sustainable funding remains a shared challenge across the state.
“We believe the state needs a sustainable, dedicated funding model rather than relying on startup grants alone,” Daly told the Seattle Times.
Read the full article from The Seattle Times here: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/mental-health/the-funding-challenge-stalling-mental-health-crisis-centers-across-wa/
