To: Board of Supervisors
From: Health and Human Services Agency
Meeting Date: June 10, 2020
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Department Contact: |
Tammy Moss Chandler |
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463-7774 |
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Department Contact: |
Jenine Miller |
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472-2341 |
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Item Type: Consent Agenda |
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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:
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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 choosing activities, and promote development of leadership and self-advocacy skills. Through participation in social and learning activities and formation of supportive relationships with immediate neighbors, residents should experience an increasing sense of wellbeing and self-efficacy.
The Healthy Living Community project has been the subject of public comment as part of the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Reversion Plan (approved by the Board of Supervisors (BOS) on June 19, 2018), and as outlined in each of the Annual Updates to the BOS for 2018-19 and 2019-20 (approved by the BOS on April 9, 2019 and November 5, 2019). The fully developed MHSA Healthy Living Community Innovation Project Plan was posted for a 30-Day Public Comment Period from March 19, 2020 through April 18, 2020. The Behavioral Health Advisory Board held a Public Comment Hearing for the Healthy Living Community project on April 15, 2020. Public comment has been incorporated into the document and is posted online (see link below).
The Healthy Living Community project makes use of reversion funds that must be committed to an approved project before June 30, 2020 in order to avoid reversion to the State. Health and Human Services Agency Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (BHRS) requests BOS approval and authorization for the BHRS Director to sign and submit the MHSA Innovation Project: Healthy Living Community to California’s Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission for inclusion in its approval process for projects using reversion funds.
Alternative Action/Motion:
Return to staff for alternate handling.
Supervisorial District: All
vote requirement: Majority
Supplemental Information Available Online At: HTTPS://WWW.MENDOCINOCOUNTY.ORG/HOME/SHOWDOCUMENT?ID=33125
Fiscal Details:
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source of funding: MHSA Innovation Reversion |
budgeted in current f/y: Yes |
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current f/y cost: 20-21 $276,536 |
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annual recurring cost: average $238,366 |
revenue agreement: N/A |
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budget clarification: The total budget for this five-year project is $ 1,230,000. The portion of available reversion funds allocated to Healthy Living Community is $ 765,599.30, covering nearly all budgeted expenditures for the first three years. It is expected the remaining costs will be covered by new Innovation distributions. |
Agreement/Resolution/Ordinance Approved by County Counsel: N/A
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CEO Liaison: Darcie Antle, Deputy CEO |
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CEO Review: Yes |
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CEO Comments:
FOR COB USE ONLY
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Executed By: Lindsey Dunham, Deputy Clerk I |
Final Status:Approved |
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Date: June 15, 2020 |
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