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FAMILY AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE - Special Meeting

Meeting Date:	07/31/2017
Subject: Draft Response to Civil Grand Jury Report No. 1703, "Mental Health Services for At-Risk Children in Contra Costa County"
Submitted For:	FAMILY & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
Department:	County Administrator
Referral No.:	N/A
Referral Name:	N/A
Presenter:	Cynthia Belon, Behavioral Health Director	Contact:	Enid Mendoza, (925) 335-1039

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Referral History:

On May 11, 2017, the 2016/17 Civil Grand Jury filed the above referenced report. On June 13, 2017, the Board of Supervisors received this report and forwarded it to the County Administrator's Office for response. This action directed the appropriate staff to review the report and provide the Board of Supervisors with an appropriate response so that the Clerk of the Board can forward that response to the Superior Court no later than August 9, 2017 (90 days).

Referral Update:

Since the June 13, 2017 Board meeting, the County Administrator's Office has worked closely with Health Services Behavioral Health staff to prepare responses to this civil grand jury report.

At their July 11, 2017 meeting, the Mental Health Commission received a brief report from the County Administrator's Office clarifying County processes for responding to civil grand jury reports. At this meeting the Commission voted to provide feedback to the Behavioral Health Division of Health Services for consideration in the Department's responses.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

ACCEPT the draft response to Civil Grand Jury Report No. 1703, entitled "Mental Health Services for At-Risk Children in Contra Costa County" and DIRECT staff to forward the response to the Board of Supervisors for approval at their August 8, 2017 meeting.

Attachments
Grand Jury Report No. 1703 Draft BOS Response for F&HS
Grand Jury Report No. 1703
Public Comment Documents Received