To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Public Health
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Grant Agreement with the California Department of Public Health - Injury and Violence Prevention Branch Regarding Implementation of the Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Program in Humboldt County and Supplemental Budget (4/5 vote required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Waive the requirements of the Humboldt County Nuclear-Free Ordinance with regard to the attached grant agreement with the California Department of Public Health - Injury and Violence Prevention Branch;
2. Approve, and authorize the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) - Public Health Director, or a designee thereof, to execute, the attached grant agreement with the California Department of Public Health - Injury and Violence Prevention Branch regarding implementation of the Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Program in Humboldt County for the period of December 1, 2021, through August 31, 2025;
3. Authorize the DHHS - Public Health Director, or a designee thereof, to execute any and all subsequent amendments, and any other agreements, certifications, attestations, and documents directly related, to the attached grant agreement with the California Department of Public Health - Injury and Violence Prevention Branch, after review and approval by County Counsel, Risk Management and the County Administrative Office; and
4. Approve the attached supplemental budget in the amount of $100,000 for DHHS - Stigma & Discrimination Reduction budget Unit 1175-454 (4/5 vote required).
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Public Health Fund (1175)
DISCUSSION:
Suicide rates in the United States have been on a steady rise since 1999. Humboldt County has had suicide rates that are over two times the state average for more than a decade. Between the years 2016 and 2018 the rate was 23.2 individuals per 10,000 people. In accordance with its mission to protect the health of...
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