To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Public Health
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: 4/5th
SUBJECT:
title
California Department of Public Health (CDPH) - Injury and Violence Prevention Branch Grant Agreement #21-10764 Amendment 04 and Supplemental Budget in Public Health Mental Health Services Act - Prevention and Early Intervention Budget (1175454) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27 (4/5 Vote Required)
end
RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Accept the CDPH - Injury and Violence Prevention Branch Grant Agreement #21-10764 Amendment 04 for FY 2020-21 through FY 2027-28; and
2. Retroactively authorize the DHHS - Public Health Director, or a designee thereof, to execute the attached CDPH Grant Agreement #21-10764 Amendment 04; and
3. Authorize the DHHS - Public Health Director, or a designee thereof, to execute any and all subsequent amendments, and any other, certifications, attestations and documents directly related to the attached CDPH Grant Agreement #21-10764, after review and approval by County Counsel, Risk Management and the County Administrative Office; and
4. Approve the attached FY 2026-27 supplemental budget in the amount of $80,000 in Public Health Mental Health Services Act - Prevention and Early Intervention budget (1175454). (4/5 Vote Required)
Body
STRATEGIC PLAN:
This action supports the following areas of your Board’s Strategic Plan.
Area of Focus: Safe & Healthy Communities
Strategic Plan Category: 1006 - Implement Live Well Humboldt - Community Health Improvement Plan
DISCUSSION:
Suicide rates in the United States have been on a steady rise since 1999. In 2024, death by suicide was the 10th leading cause of death with over 48,000 Americans losing their lives to suicide each year. Humboldt County has had suicide rates that are around two times the state average for more than a decade. Between the years 2017 and 2021, the county suicide rate was 19.6 individuals per 100,000 people, with the statewide rate being 10 per 100,000 people. In accordance with its mission to protect the health of all Californians, the CDPH has awarded grants in seven counties where suicide morbidity and mortality rates are particularly high as part of the Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Program. The Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Program is designed to reduce suicide rates using evidence-based suicide prevention strategies to create protective environments, identify and support people at risk, and strengthen access and delivery of suicide care. County of Humboldt DHHS - Public Health recognizes that suicide is preventable, taking a primary prevention approach and working "upstream" to address underlying causes. First, define and monitor the problem by analyzing data, such as the number of suicide-related injuries and deaths. Second, identify risk and protective factors that influence how effectively people cope with stressful events. Third, develop and test prevention strategies using data and research findings to inform evidence-based program planning. Finally, ensure the widespread dissemination of effective practices by sharing best practices through networking, training and technical assistance.
The attached CDPH Grant Agreement #21-10764 Amendment 04 will allow DHHS - Public Health to receive an increase of $80,000 from the original $670,000 grant bringing the total to $750,000 for the purpose of supporting the implementation of several innovative suicide prevention activities in Humboldt County, including without limitation, prevention and early intervention training, community collaborations, lockbox distribution and social marketing, during the period of Sept. 1, 2026, to Aug. 31, 2027. One example of prevention and early intervention trainings offered is the Question, Persuade, Refer program that teaches lifesaving skills for people to recognize signs and prevent suicide. This funding will also continue to maintain the Keep it Safe campaign which aims to spread awareness through educational materials and distribution of lockboxes. Social marketing is also a component of the program advertising all these prevention activities via the DHHS - Suicide and Violence Prevention Website, email messaging, public service announcements and mailers.
Accordingly, DHHS - Public Health recommends your Board approve, and ratify the execution of, the attached CDPH Grant Agreement #21-10764 Fourth Amendment for the period of Sept. 1, 2026, through Aug. 31, 2027. Staff also recommend your Board authorize DHHS - Public Health Director, or a designee thereof, to execute any and all subsequent amendments, after review and approval by County Counsel, Risk Management and the County Administrative Office, in order to avoid any unnecessary delay.
This grant is being presented to your Board for approval after execution due to State deadlines requiring the amendment to be executed before the previous contract expired on Aug. 31, 2026. Delays in grant execution would have resulted in significant funding impacts to the Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Program and the County. Not meeting that deadline would require a new agreement to be created, causing extended processing time, for both CDPH and County, and a delay in program payments.
SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Public Health Fund (1175), Mental Health Services Act - Prevention and Early Intervention (454)
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
|
Expenditures (1175454) |
FY26-27 |
|
Budgeted Expenses |
$60,612 |
|
Additional Allocation Received |
$80,000 |
|
Total Expenditures |
$140,612 |
|
Funding Sources (1175454) |
FY26-27 |
|
State/Federal Funds |
$140,612 |
|
Total Funding Sources |
$140,612 |
Narrative Explanation of Financial Impact:
The attached CDPH Grant Agreement #21-10764 was originally approved by your Board on Jan. 11, 2022, and since then it has been amended three times. Grant Amendment 04 will increase the grant award amount by an additional $80,000, bringing the overall award to $750,000. During the FY 2026-27 budget process rollover of the remaining $60,612 was included. The attached FY 2026-27 supplemental budget will increase appropriations in the amount of $80,000 for Grant Amendment 04 in the Public Health Mental Health Services Act - Prevention and Early Intervention budget (1175454).
STAFFING IMPACT:
Narrative Explanation of Staffing Impact:
There is no staffing impact associated with this amendment.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
None
ALTERNATIVES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
The Board may choose not to approve these recommendations; however, it would result in a loss of both funding and services to the County.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. CDPH Grant Agreement #21-10764 A4
2. Supplemental Budget FY 2026-27 1175454
PREVIOUS ACTION/REFERRAL:
Meeting of: 1/11/2022, 9/12/2023, 3/24/2026
File No.: 21-1862, 23-1208, 26-173