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Participate in Mental Health Awareness Month
This May, join us in showcasing how county governments provide vital behavioral health services and resources. By advocating for key mental health reforms – including repealing harmful exclusionary Medicaid policies, bolstering local crisis response infrastructure, supporting the behavioral health workforce and ensuring mental health parity – we can effect significant change.
Featured Program
National Center for Public Lands Counties
The National Center for Public Lands Counties is dedicated to advancing the policy and practice study of America’s public lands counties. Our mission is to deepen the understanding and address the unique challenges faced by counties containing federal lands through strategic research and collaboration.
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County News
Stay up-to-date on America's counties with NACo's award-winning County News.
Commission co-chairs discuss how counties can better treat mental health
Kathryn Barger and Dow Constantine have reflected on challenges and successes in Los Angeles County, Calif. and King County, Wash. to help guide the work of NACo’s Commission on Mental Health and Well-Being.
Friends, colleagues remember Idaho exec Dan Chadwick
Chadwick led the Idaho Association of Counties for 27 years, shepherding a diverse group of county officials in the Gem State through organizational growth and personal development before his retirement in 2018. He died April 23 at age 73.
Bernalillo County empowers youth through community-based services
Bernalillo County, N.M.'s funding has allowed a drop-in center to cater to young people's needs while giving them an added sense of security.
County leaders seek greater coordination on migrants after border visit
A trip to the southern border in El Paso County, Texas offered county officials a chance to see how the asylum system works, amid a sustained increase in people surrendering to immigration authorities.
Conference
2024 NACo Annual Conference & Exposition
The Annual Conference is the premier gathering of elected and appointed officials from the nation’s 3,069 counties, parishes and boroughs.
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