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Miami-Dade Budgets $50M Mental-Health Center, Funding Gaps Remain

5/14/2026

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Miami-Dade County commissioners added the mental-health center to the budget, moving it toward approval.
Mayor Daniella Levine Cava says the center will cost at least $12 million annually, funded by $8 million COVID aid and $16 million opioid-settlement money.
The $50 million retrofitted seven-story facility will hold 75 short-term beds and let judges divert non-violent defendants from jail.
Commissioners lack a long-term financing plan despite a projected $323 million deficit by 2030.

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Miami-Dade County commissioners added the mental-health center to the budget, moving it toward approval.
Mayor Daniella Levine Cava says the center will cost at least $12 million annually, funded by $8 million COVID aid and $16 million opioid-settlement money.
The $50 million retrofitted seven-story facility will hold 75 short-term beds and let judges divert non-violent defendants from jail.
Commissioners lack a long-term financing plan despite a projected $323 million deficit by 2030.