To: Board of Supervisors
From: Probation
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Memorandum of Understanding between Humboldt County Probation Department and Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services for 1.0 FTE Mental Health Clinician in the Humboldt County Juvenile Hall
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve, and authorize the Chief Probation Officer and Director of Health and Human Services, to execute, the attached Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding the 1.0 FTE Mental Health Clinician for the Humboldt County Juvenile Hall, for the period of fiscal years 2022/23, through fiscal year 2025/26; and
2. Authorize the Chief Probation Officer and Director of Health and Human Services to execute any and all subsequent amendments to the attached MOU, after review and approval by County Counsel and the County Administrative Office.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Juvenile Regional Facility Trust, 3782
Humboldt County Department of Juvenile Justice Realignment Allocation
DISCUSSION:
Per Senate Bill 823 commencing July 1, 2021, the responsibility for all youth adjudged a ward of the court will be shifted to county governments, for which the state will provide annual funding.
As of July 1, 2021, a youth shall not be committed to the department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ). Youth who would have previously been eligible for DJJ commitment will now remain under the care and custody of the local Probation Department.
Due to the local impacts of SB 823, California counties are required to create a Secure Youth Treatment Plan (SYTP) to ensure that the needs of this new population of youth are being met.
One such identified need is the addition of 1.0 FTE Mental Health Clinician in the Juvenile Hall.
Accordingly, the Humboldt County Probation Department recommends that the Board of Supervisors approve and authorize the Chief Probation Officer and Director...
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