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C.102

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	FAMILY & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
Date:	December 19, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

F&HS Referral No. 115/116 Behavioral Health Services Report

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/19/2017

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Enid Mendoza, (925) 335-1039

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: December 19, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ACCEPT the report from the Health Services Department addressing mental health service issues and concerns raised by the Family and Human Services Committee, the Mental Health Commission, Civil Grand Jury Report No. 1703, and members of the public.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no fiscal impact; the report is informational only.

BACKGROUND:

During 2016-2017, various mental health service issues and concerns were raised by the Board of Supervisors, the Mental Health Commission, the Civil Grand Jury, and members of the public. The Board of Supervisors referred the following three items to the Family and Human Services Committee for action:

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On April 26, 2016, the topic of child and teen psychiatric services and the utilization planning of the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center's 4-D Unit was referred to the Family and Human Services Committee.

On September 13, 2016, the issues brought forward by the Mental Health Commission's White Paper on the County's public mental health care system was referred to the Family and Human Services Committee. Accompanying the White Paper was a document from the Behavioral Health Division of the Health Services Department clarifying aspects of the White Paper.


On June 13, 2017, the Board of Supervisors received Civil Grand Jury Report No. 1703, entitled "Mental Health Services for At-Risk Children in Contra Costa County" and forwarded the report to the County Administrator for response. The draft response to report was sent to the Family and Human Services Committee on July 31, 2017 for review. The Committee provided revisions and requested client demographic data be provided. The Board of Supervisors approved the revised response to the report at their August 15, 2017 meeting and referred any necessary follow-up actions to the Family and Human Services Committee. On August 28, 2017, the Family and Human Services Committee approved the update on the client demographic data and requested the Department to return in October 2017 with an update on any pending actions resulting from the grand jury report and on the timeline of the new West County mental health services building options.

Due to the overlap in topic and to prevent confusion and duplication of efforts, the Health Services Department developed one cumulative report to address both referrals and updates to the grand jury report. The attached report from the Behavioral Health Division of the Health Services Department includes consideration of input from Mental Health Commission members. On October 30, 2017, the Family and Human Services Committee received the attached report and approved it for Board approval.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The Board will not receive the report as recommended by the Family and Human Services Committee.