TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Behavioral Health
MEETING DATE: March 15, 2022
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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Ratification of Submission of Application for the California Department of Health Care Services' Opioid Use and Stimulant Use Prevention and Recovery Services in the LGBTQ2S+ Community Grant; and Authorization for the Director of Behavioral Health and Recovery Services to Sign Any Resulting Agreement Awarded in the Amount of $250,000, for the Project Period March 1, 2022 to February 28, 2023
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Ratify the submission of Application for the California Department of Health Care Services' Opioid Use and Stimulant Use Prevention and Recovery Services in the LGBTQ2S+ Community grant; and authorize the Director of Behavioral Health and Recovery Services to sign any resulting Agreement awarded in the amount of $250,000, for the project period March 1, 2022 to February 28, 2023, and any amendments that do not increase the maximum amount.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
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SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
The Opioid Use and Stimulant Use Prevention and Recovery Services in the LGBTQ2S+ Community, which is defined as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, and Two-Spirit, project falls under The Center's Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Access Points Project. The MAT Access Points Project is funding a network of organizations throughout California to address the opioid and stimulant use crisis by supporting and expanding prevention, education, stigma reduction, harm reduction, treatment and recovery services for people with opioid use disorder (OUD), stimulant use disorder and substance use disorder (SUD). Under this funding opportunity, LGBTQ2S+ organizations will develop or expand upon prevention and recovery services for OUD, stimulant use and SUD while creating...
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