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Mental health facility planned near Salmon Creek sparks debate

Neighbors say state picked wrong spot for residential treatment center

By , Columbian staff writer
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A sign for a proposed behavioral health facility is pictured in Salmon Creek on Thursday afternoon, Nov. 4, 2021.
A sign for a proposed behavioral health facility is pictured in Salmon Creek on Thursday afternoon, Nov. 4, 2021. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Photo Gallery

Washington has a dire shortage of mental health providers and facilities, a shortage that has only grown worse with the coronavirus pandemic. To alleviate this shortage, the Legislature voted in 2021 to spend $500 million over the next two years to develop or improve behavioral health and substance use treatment programs throughout the state.

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