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Addressing Mental Illness and Medical Conditions in County Jails
The jail population has complex healthcare needs. Better management of the inmates with mental illnesses and chronic medical conditions may assist counties with reducing the number of people in jail...
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The Principles Quick Guide to Creating a Settlement Council
The Principles for the Use of Funds From the Opioid Litigation are nationally recognized guidance for states, counties and cities receiving money from the lawsuits against entities that contributed to...
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NACo Analysis: Overview of New Treasury Guidance for ARPA Flexibility...
Full Treasury IFR for Cornyn/Padilla AmendmentOverview of IFR for Cornyn/Padilla AmendmentNACo Analysis of 2022 Final Rule for ARPA SLFRFOn August 10, the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury)...
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Building and Supporting Comprehensive Behavioral Health Crisis Response Systems
In response to a growing need for behavioral health care services, counties are working to establish and bolster access to comprehensive continuums of care for their community members. One critical...
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Senate HELP and House Energy and Commerce pass PAHPA reauthorizations out of...
House and Senate committees passed through their versions of a PAHPA reauthorization bill Both the House and Senate bills renew funding for essential public health preparedness programs Counties are...
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New Options to Combat Summer Hunger: What Counties Need to Know
Summer hunger impacts too many children when they lose access to nutritious school meals. But thanks to bipartisan action by Congress last year, state and local governments have two powerful new tools...
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CMS proposes new minimum staffing standards for long-term care facilities
CMS publishes a proposed rule to impose minimum staffing standards for long-term care facilities that participate in Medicare or Medicaid Approximately 75 percent of long-term care facilities will be...
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Shaping Crisis Response Spotlight Series
The National Association of Counties (NACo), in collaboration with The Pew Charitable Trusts and RAND, hosted a series of conversations with county leaders to understand the progress, challenges and...
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County-Led Decarceration Through Expanding Behavioral Health Care
Counties across the country are working to reduce the number of people in jails through addressing behavioral health resource gaps. Counties across the country are working to reduce the number of...
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Breaking Down Silos to Address Maternal and Infant Mortality: Lessons from...
Please join the National Association of Counties (NACo) for a briefing focused on innovative county solutions to address disproportionate Black maternal and infant mortality rates at NACo Headquarters...
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