Show County conforms to mental health measure Duchesne County Department of Health has signed a mental health program agreement with the State health under authorization granted by an act of the 1961 Utah reports Rowan C. Duchesne Board of Health BEGINNING July counties were authorized to operate jointly or separately through the local health Before that mental health services were given through the Eastern Utah Mental Health sponsored by a citizen's Duchesne and Uintah Counties in cooperation with the Utah State Department of Headquarters of the mental health program for the Basin was then in It was financed chiefly through citizen IN DUCHESNE County the mental health service is known as Duchesne County Mental Health To qualify for state funds as provided for in the 1961 state legislation on the mental health Duchesne County has submitted a plan to the Duchesne County Commissioners for mental health services in the This plan was approved iby the then sent to the state health department where it Stutz The contract had been signed for mental health between the county department and the state After fees to for services are subtracted from clinical the state department pays 40 of the remaining the county and the school district pays 30 percent Budget for mental health services Is this Fees will amount to about the state will pay and the county and school district about AN ADVISORY council is in the process of being organized to give advice to the county board of on matters pertaining to health fees extent of and Appointments to this advisory council are made by the county The Duchesne County Board of Health is headed by Rowan C. Stutz as chairman of the Levi J. representing the county Roy H. Kenneth Tom Paul G. Uintah Basin PAID EMPLOYEES are R. V. public health Fay Pope public health Helen B. This past a second resident psychiatrist was added to the The from the University of work under the direction of Herbert B. MENTAL HEALTH clinics are held one day a the third at the court- Appointments are made through the county health Referrals to the clinic are made through the thee county welfare department and juvenile Some come on their own COUNTY DIRECTOR Raynold B. curriculum director for the County School heads the chosen Rural Live Enrichment Association committee organized ut Duchesne to offer enriched cultural experiences for the adults of the |