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"Hattiesburg wins $361,612 to expand its behavioral health court"
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Hattiesburg's treatment court for people facing misdemeanor charges is getting a major expansion.
The city has won $361,612 in federal money to grow its Behavioral Health Court, which links participants to mental health and substance use treatment, supervision and recovery support. The money covers year one of five. Recommended funding across the full project tops $1.8 million and runs through September 2031.
Through a local mental health partnership, the program expects to serve about 40 participants each year, or 200 people over five years, with individualized treatment plans, psychiatric care, peer support and help with recovery housing after residential treatment. The court has operated since 2010.
"This investment gives us another opportunity to address the underlying challenges that often bring individuals into our court system," Mayor Toby Barker said.
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