TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Health and Human Services Agency
MEETING DATE: June 10, 2020
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Tammy Moss Chandler
PHONE:
463-7774
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Jenine Miller
PHONE:
472-2341
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Mental Health Services Act Innovation Project: Healthy Living Community, and Authorization for the Health and Human Services Agency Behavioral Health and Recovery Services Director to Sign and Submit the Project Plan to the California Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Approve Mental Health Services Act Innovation Project: Healthy Living Community, and authorize the Health and Human Services Agency Behavioral Health and Recovery Services Director to sign and submit the project plan to the California Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
June 19, 2018, Item 4(al), Approval of MHSA Reversion Plan, including Approval of Innovation Plan Outline; April 9, 2019, Item 5(h), Approval of 2018-19 Annual Innovation Plan Update; November 5, 2019, Item 4(b), Approval of 2019-20 Annual Innovation Plan Update.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
The Healthy Living Community project (initially called Friends for Health/Weekend Wellness) arose from stakeholder feedback suggesting that relationships beyond provider-client were difficult to make for people with mental health needs who have a history of homelessness or who are at risk of homelessness. In an attempt to address this issue, the Healthy Living Community project will explore how to build peer-to-peer connections by bringing wellness center style services to a supportive residential setting. Activities and events will provide opportunities for social connection, education, health and wellness improvement, and mutual support. The project will encourage consumers' involvement in ch...
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