To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Public Health
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: 4/5th
SUBJECT:
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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)
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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)
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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: 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 th...
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