Orange County Supervisors Request Report on Mental Health Worker Salaries Amid Warnings of Funding Shortage
On Tuesday, Orange County Board of Supervisors Chair Todd Spitzer requested the county compile a report comparing local salaries for mental health workers with those in the surrounding counties in response to concerns about funding. Jennifer Muir, incoming general manager of the Orange County Employees Association, says the county is facing a funding crisis that threatens the safety of individuals with mental illnesses and the general public.
- "Orange County Mental Health Workers Warn of Crisis Amid Funding Shortage" (Cuniff, Orange County Register, 6/5).