From Budgets to Breakthroughs: Vicki’s Impact on Missouri Behavioral Health

Show Me State of Mind: A Journey Through Behavioral Health by Brent McGinty

Episode notes

Join the Show Me, State of Mind podcast for a conversation with Vicki Schollmeyer, retired Deputy Director of Administration for the Division of Behavioral Health. Vicki reflects on her career in state fiscal work, the challenges of COVID-19, major system changes like CCBHCs and sole-source contracts, and the teamwork behind transforming Missouri’s behavioral health funding and training systems.

Hosts Brent and Chelsea highlight Vicki’s leadership, fiscal innovations, and the vital role finance plays in supporting services across the state as she prepares for retirement

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Mental HealthState of MissouriBehavioral HealthFiscal