County's behavioral health transition draws public concern

The Box Elder County Commission approved revisions to the Bear River Health Department's interlocal agreement Wednesday and appointed Bear River Mental Health Executive Director Trevor Cook as the region's behavioral health director, continuing a restructuring of behavioral health services that has been underway across Box Elder, Cache and Rich counties since 2024. The revised agreement clarifies responsibilities established when the three counties reorganized the Bear River Health Department in 2025 as a multicounty, united local health department responsible for public health, mental health and substance abuse programs. It also delegates additional administrative duties to the health department, including authority to... Article Link