BACKGROUND:
On December 15, 2015, the Health Services Department provided the Board of Supervisors with an update on the progress of the Assisted Outpatient Treatment Program. The Board approved the department's recommendation to continue with the program's implementation using $2.25 million per year of Mental Health Services Act funding, which would not impact the County's General Fund or reduce the existing voluntary mental health program services. The Board asked that the department return with an update after six months of the full implementation.
On January 5, 2016, the Board approved the staff recommendation to continue Referral #107 Laura's Law to the 2016 Family and Human Services (FHS) Committee. On September 12, 2016, FHS received the attached report and supporting documents from the Health Services Department's Behavioral Health division on the implementation of Contra Costa County's Assisted Outpatient Treatment Program and approved forwarding it to the full Board.
CLERK'S ADDENDUM
Speaker: Douglas Dunn, resident of Antioch. Handout attached.