Meredith Moran
County News Staff Writer
About Meredith
Meredith is NACo’s staff writer. She is responsible for contributing content for each bimonthly issue of the print newspaper of County News, including interviewing sources, completing revisions after copy editing and gathering images to accompany articles. Prior to joining NACo, Meredith worked as a staff writer for the Capital News Service. Meredith holds a bachelor's degree in journalism and creative writing.
Congress seeking ‘common-sense solutions’ to unmet mental health needs
Rep. Andrea Salinas (D-Ore.): “Right now, it is too difficult to access providers … and get mental health care in a facility that is the right size and also the appropriate acuity level to meet patients’ needs.”
HUD seeks cross-agency approach to homelessness
"Self-efficiency" is in and Housing First is out at the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Federal-level child welfare priorities center on supporting foster youth, families
Child welfare experts outlined current priorities at the federal level, including better supporting foster care youth who age out of the system and recruiting more foster parents, at NACo’s Human Services and Education Policy Steering Committee meeting.
Prince William County transforms crisis care through "No Wrong Door" approach
Prince William County, Va.’s Crisis Receiving Center is bridging the gap between emergency room care and traditional outpatient care in behavioral crisis response and reducing burden on local law enforcement and hospitals.
After historic winter storms, counties assess response
Counties in states that rarely receive much winter weather are assessing their responses to the January storm that left many covered in snow and ice.
Rising costs, federal cuts challenge some counties
Some counties across the country are reducing staff to alleviate budget deficits, as a result of rising operational costs and cuts to funding and jobs at the federal level.