To: Board of Supervisors
From: Probation
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: 4/5th
SUBJECT:
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Memorandum of Understanding between Humboldt County Probation Department and Department of Health and Human Services, Humboldt Bridges to Success (HBTS) Program and Supplemental Budget in the Amount of $255,000 for the Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act Budget Unit (1100-202) (4/5th Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve and authorize Chief Probation Officer, Coral Sanders, and Director, Connie Beck, to execute, the attached Memorandum of Understanding for the funding 2.0 FTEs Mental Health Clinicians for the Humboldt Bridges to Success program;
2. Authorize the Chief Probation Officer, Coral Sanders, and Director, Connie Beck to execute any and all subsequent amendments to the attached Memorandum of Understanding after review and approval by County Counsel, Risk Management, and the County Administrative Office; and
3. Approve the attached supplemental budget for Probation budget unit 202 in the amount of $255,000.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
1100202 Probation Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act Allocation (3741-000-810515)
DISCUSSION:
The Humboldt Bridges to Success (HBTS) program was originally developed through a Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC) grant and led to the formation of regionally based crisis-triage teams. These teams, made up of County hired Mental Health Clinicians and school district hired staff, provide crisis response and linkage to services to students throughout the county. Over the past four years the program has serviced 1500 students and has been an important resource for schools to have easy and quick access to mental health services.
The grant that funded the HBTS program came to an ending November 2022. Unspent funds from previous years enabled current staff to continue through the end of the of Fiscal Year 2022-23. O...
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