Bernalillo County Selects Community Partners To Create The County’s Non-Medicaid Behavioral Health Services Business Plan

On April 29, 2015, Bernalillo County, New Mexico announced it had selected Community Partners Inc. of Tucson for a two-year contract valued at $324,611 contract to create the county’s business plan for behavioral health services funded by a new, dedicated county tax. The tax is expected to generate about $17-20 million annually, which will augment the approximately $15 million the county already allocates for behavioral health and housing programs. The proceeds of the new tax will be used to fund gaps in mental health and drug treatment services in Bernalillo County, and to provide coordination of . . .