Public comment open on Idaho Behavioral Health Council strategic plan

The Idaho Behavioral Health Council is seeking public input on its 2024-2028 strategic action plan. (Getty Images)

Idahoans can weigh in this month on a strategic plan under development for mental health care in Idaho.

The Idaho Behavioral Health Council is seeking public input on its 2024-2028 strategic action plan .

Members of the public can weigh in by writing to the council, or they can attend in-person or virtual forums planned in August in Bonneville, Kootenai and Canyon counties.

At a Sept. 13 public meeting, the council will vote on which of 51 recommendations from its advisory board will be incorporated into its final plan. Those recommendations range from addressing Idaho’s behavioral health workforce shortage, to efforts to prevent, treat and help people recover from behavioral health conditions.

Emailed comments to the council are due Sept. 3, and should be sent to IdahoBehavioralHealthCouncil@idcourts.net .

Forum events planned this month

Where: Online on Zoom, and live streamed on the council’s YouTube page .

When: 10-11:30 a.m. Mountain Time on Aug. 23.

More info: Register online for the Zoom meeting, which is at webinar ID: 919 3108 0027 and uses the passcode 539644.

Where: East Idaho Public Health

1250 Hollipark Dr. in Idaho Falls

When : 6-7:30 p.m. Mountain Time on Aug. 22

Where: Kootenai County Administration Building

451 N. Government Way in Coeur d’Alene

When : 6-7:30 p.m. Pacific Time on Aug. 26 in meeting rooms 1A and 1B

Where: Canyon County Administration Building

111 N. 11th Ave. in Caldwell

When: 6-7:30 p.m. Mountain Time on Aug. 29 in the public meeting room on the first floor

Correction: This story has been corrected to accurately reflect the date of the Canyon County forum.

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