Rich Civic Times
RANDOLPH, Utah, Rich County Commission Meeting. June 5, 2013. Reed Ernstrom, Director of Bear River Mental Health
Services, explained the updated 2014 Area Plan. The commission is the mental health authority
for the county and therefore BRMH must report to them . Mandated
services include out- patient service, in-patient services, residential
care, 24 hour crisis care, psychotropic
medication management, peer support
services, education, as well as other non-mandated services.
Funding comes from Medicaid and is matched by Rich, Box
Elder and Cache Counties. Both adults and youth are served. There is a sliding fee based on a family’s
income and they mainly treat low income residents. BRMH has a psychiatrist, psychologists,
therapists, advanced nursing staff and clinical licensed therapists. They have relationships with Logan Regional
Hospital and the State Hospital. They
have adult residential care and availability for transitional patients. They have a 24 hour crisis line.
BRMH works with jail inmates; often Rich County inmates with
mental health needs are sent to Logan because they have better facilities. Dr. Ed Redd provides medical services to the
jail. Financing from the Utah
legislature has dropped significantly, so BRMH are more dependent on
Medicaid. That means that they cannot
serve everyone, as has been done in the past, they will lean toward Medicaid
patients and find other options for others.
There are three private psychiatrists in Cache Valley for the rest of
the population. In crisis situations,
however, they will take everyone.
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