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Program Description

  Outpatient Behavioral Health Services - Child

Adolescent Outpatient Behavioral Health Services - Child offers comprehensive substance use prevention, substance use and mental health screenings, mental health treatment, and care coordination services for Montgomery County youth and their families, particularly for the most vulnerable. Services are individualized, child-focused, family-driven, culturally and linguistically appropriate, and accessible via office, school, and community-based settings. The program strives to serve the behavioral health needs of youth and families along a continuum of care from prevention to treatment.

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Program Contacts

Contact Monica Martin of the HHS - Behavioral Health and Crisis Services at 240-777-1488 or Grace Pedersen of the Office of Management and Budget at 240-773-1088 for more information regarding this department's operating budget.

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Program Performance Measures

Program Performance MeasuresActual FY23Actual FY24Estimated FY25Target FY26Target FY27
Number of unduplicated clients served 1462567600600600
Percent of clients who show reduction in severity of mental health symptoms 267%65%70%70%70%
1  The number of clients increased in FY24 despite staff vacancies. The unduplicated count excludes group therapy services, which served additional youth in schools and clinics, because group participants are not billed and not all are admitted into the program.
2  A high number of clients had severe presentations that may have impacted the lower rates of symptom reduction.
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Program Budget Changes

FY26 Recommended ChangesExpendituresFTEs
FY25 Approved789383929.25
Multi-program adjustments, including negotiated compensation changes, employee benefit changes, changes due to staff turnover, reorganizations, and other budget changes affecting multiple programs.11346631.00
FY26 Recommended902850230.25