MADISON, Wis. \u2014 Journey Mental Health Center leaders say the nonprofit can no longer absorb a funding gap for mental health services it provides to Dane County residents.<\/p>\n
The center receives about 35,000 calls each year from county residents in need of assistance, according to the organization. During a recent visit by News 3 Now, a team was dispatched to an urgent call.<\/p>\n
Sarah Valencia, the center\u2019s president and CEO, said the services are essential to the community but are at risk without additional funding.<\/p>\n
Over the past four years, Journey Mental Health Center has spent $1.8 million to cover the difference between Dane County\u2019s mental health funding allocation and the total cost of providing the services, Valencia said.<\/p>\n
The organization said it can no longer afford to continue subsidizing the programs.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to keep doing these services, but we can\u2019t keep subsidizing the programs,\u201d Valencia said. \u201cI will not be able to sign a contract that has a structural deficit in it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Journey Mental Health Center has discussed the funding gap with county officials, but no resolution has been reached, according to Valencia.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe bottom line is these are state-mandated programs,\u201d Valencia said. \u201cThe county has essentially been funding them through a nonprofit\u2019s fundraising and reserve, and we can\u2019t anymore. And we need them to pay for the services they\u2019re receiving.\u201d<\/p>\n
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