TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Behavioral Health
MEETING DATE: August 31, 2021
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Jenine Miller
PHONE:
472-2341
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Joy Beeler
PHONE:
472-2833
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Agreement with National Alliance on Mental Illness Mendocino in the Amount of $700,000 to Work with the Community, Including Law Enforcement, Physicians, Community Leaders, and Community Members, to Reduce Mental Health Discrimination through Advocacy, Education, and Outreach Efforts to Change Public Perception and Stigma Associated with Mental Illness and Further to Help Encourage and Normalize Help-Seeking Behavior Related to Mental Health, Effective September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2023
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Approve Agreement with National Alliance on Mental Illness Mendocino in the amount of $700,000 to work with the community, including law enforcement, physicians, community leaders, and community members, to reduce mental health discrimination through advocacy, education, and outreach efforts to change public perception and stigma associated with mental illness and further to help encourage and normalize help-seeking behavior related to mental health; authorize the Behavioral Health and Recovery Services Director or designee to sign any future amendments to the Agreement that do not increase the annual maximum amount; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
December 15, 2020, Item 6(c), Board of Supervisors approved Measure B funds to be allocated to provide Community Education, Awareness, and Support services.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Measure B was passed to provide assistance in the diagnosis, treatment, and recovery from mental illness and addiction by developing: 1) a psychiatric health facility and other behavioral health facilities; and 2) a regional behavioral health training facility to be use...
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