TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
MEETING DATE: July 8, 2025
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Jenine Miller, Psy.D.
PHONE:
707-472-2341
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Agreement with Pinoleville Pomo Nation in the Amount of $901,359 to Provide Mental Health Services Act Innovation Project No. 3, Pinoleville Native Warmline Services to the Native Community in Mendocino County, Effective Upon Signing to June 30, 2028
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Approve Agreement with Pinoleville Pomo Nation in the amount of $901,359 to provide Mental Health Services Act Innovation Project No. 3, Pinoleville Native Warmline services to the Native community in Mendocino County, effective upon signing to June 30, 2028; authorize the Health Services Director to sign any future amendments that do not increase the annual maximum amount; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
January 7, 2025, Item 3k) BOS Approval to Accept the letter of Approval of Use of Funds for proposed MHSA Innovation Project.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
The Native Warmline Innovation project is a community-driven Initiative to provide culturally sensitive services to the Native community in Mendocino County. This project is striving to provide low-barrier services to Natives who have nearly three times the risk for death by suicide than the average Californian. Despite the high risk for substance use and suicide in Mendocino County, Natives from Mendocino County do not seek prevention services. The Native Warmline aims to provide a low-barrier line staffed with peers who have lived experience in our Native communities in Mendocino County, offering up-to-date referral and linkage services, triage, and peer-to-peer support.
We aim to learn how to best serve those most at risk in Native Communities to create a Tip Sheet that the Native Warmline can share with...
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