Peninsula Regional Support Network, the organization that contracts out for mental health services in Clallam and Jefferson counties, has approved a new long-term contract with Jefferson Mental Health Services.
The contract, which is set to run until June 30 of next year, puts an end to a dispute that began in May over the amount of services Jefferson Mental Health could provide given its funding.
The dispute left the future of mental health services in Jefferson County in limbo as a current contract between the two parties was set to expire.
“This pretty much takes care of the problems we’ve had,” said Quentin Goodrich, board president for Jefferson Mental Health.
The new contract, approved Friday at Peninsula Regional’s board meeting in Chimacum, would provide for more funding than previous contracts, Goodrich said.
The exact amount of the contract is not yet available because Peninsula Regional is in the process of negotiating a new agreement with the state Department of Social and Health Services, Goodrich said.
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