DATE: October 17, 2017
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Dawan Utecht, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
David Pomaville, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Retroactive State Application / Agreement for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Community Mental Health Services Block Grant
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS:
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Application / Agreement with the California Department of Health Care Services, for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Community Mental Health Services Block Grant funds for dual diagnosis mental health services in detention facilities, effective July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018 ($2,012,097); and,
2. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Health, or designee, to be the signatory on behalf of the Board of Supervisors on associated grant agreement documents, expenditure forms and reports.
REPORT
The Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) submitted a placeholder application, signed by the Department Director due to the short turnaround period for the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) annual Federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Community Mental Health Services Block Grant (MHBG). The Application / Agreement was released by DHCS on July 20, 2017 with a submission date of August 25, 2017. Approval of the first recommended action will allow DBH to resubmit the Application / Agreement replacing the placeholder. The grant allows counties to fund dual diagnosis mental health services in detention facilities for adults with serious mental illness (SMI) and juveniles with severe emotional disturbance (SED). Dual diagnosis is when an individual suffers from both mental illness and substance abuse.
The second recommended action would allow the DBH Director to sign grant documents, expenditure forms, and reports on behalf of your Board. The grant ...
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