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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	FAMILY & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
Date:	September 27, 2016

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Referral No. 107 Laura's Law - Assisted Outpatient Treatment

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 09/27/2016

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Enid Mendoza, (925) 335-1039
cc:	William Walker, Health Services Department

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: September 27, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

CONSIDER accepting the report from the Health Services Department on the implementation of Laura's Law (Assisted Outpatient Treatment program) in Contra Costa County.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no fiscal impact; the report is informational.

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.