To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Behavioral Health
Agenda Section: Time Certain Matter
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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9:30 A.M. - Humboldt County Fiscal Year 2024-25 Behavioral Health Board Annual Report
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Receive and file the attached report prepared by the Humboldt County Behavioral Health Board for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 and presented by Behavioral Health Board members.
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STRATEGIC PLAN:
This action supports the following areas of your Board's Strategic Plan.
Area of Focus: Safe & Healthy Communities
Strategic Plan Category: 9999 - Core Services/Other
DISCUSSION:
The Humboldt County Behavioral Health Board ("BHB") is a requirement of Welfare and Institutions Code 5604 and was established per the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act of 1967. The county and the Department of Health & Human Services actively support the BHB, which meets monthly subject to the provisions of the Brown Act and consists of 15 members. Counties are encouraged to appoint individuals who have experience and knowledge of the mental health system. Per W&I 5604, which was updated effective Jan. 1, 2025 by the passage of Proposition 1 in March of 2024, the BHB should reflect the diversity of the client population in the county; fifty percent of the membership shall be consumers or the parent, spouse, sibling or adult children of consumers who are receiving or have received mental health services; at least 20 percent of the total membership shall be consumers; and at least 20 percent shall be families of consumers.
Humboldt County's BHB has a dedicated, engaged and diverse membership that understands that mental illness and substance use disorder ("SUD") are serious conditions, and cares very much about the mental health and SUD services, programs, and facilities available in our county. Advocating for increased access to services, housing, and employment opportunities for those with me...
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