TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
MEETING DATE: January 7, 2025
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Jenine Miller
PHONE:
707-472-2341
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Acceptance of Letter of Approval of Use of Funds for the Mental Health Services Act Innovation Project: Native Crisis Line- A partnership between Pinoleville Pomo Nation and Mendocino County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services in the Amount of $1,001,395 to be Active Fiscal Years 24-25 Through 28-29
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Accept the letter of approval of use of funds for the proposed Mental Health Services Act Innovation Project: Native Crisis Line- A partnership between Pinoleville Pomo Nation and Mendocino County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (BHRS) in the amount of $1,001,395 to be active fiscal years 24-25 through 28-29.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
None.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
As stated in California Code of Regulations, Title 9, Section 3200.184, an Innovation project is defined as a project that "the County designs and implements for a defined time period and evaluates to develop new best practices in mental health services and supports".
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (BHRS) submitted the Behavioral Health Advisory Board approved project, titled Native Crisis Line- A partnership between Pinoleville Pomo Nation and Mendocino County BHRS to the Mental Health Services Oversight & Accountability Commission (MHSOAC) on March 27, 2024. The Native Warmline Innovation project is a community driven Innovation Project 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 C...
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