DATE:
August 16, 2022
07
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
AUTHORIZATION TO ACCEPT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONTINUUM INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM LAUNCH READY GRANT FUNDS AND MENTAL HEALTH STUDENT SERVICES ACT GRANT FUNDS, AND WAIVE BOARD POLICY B-29 (DISTRICTS: ALL)
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OVERVIEW
In an effort to support the well-being of those with behavioral health conditions, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors (Board) and the County of San Diego (County) Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) remain committed to investing in services to meet the needs of this vulnerable population. In alignment with this commitment, County HHSA, Behavioral Health Services (BHS) continues to pursue new funding opportunities to enhance and expand access to critical mental health and substance use disorder prevention, engagement, and treatment services.
BHS has pursued the following grant opportunities for the projects noted below:
* Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP): Round 3 Launch Ready Grant for a new 12-bed acute psychiatric unit; and
* The Mental Health Services Oversight & Accountability Commission: Mental Health Student Services Act (MHSSA) grant to enhance the Creating Opportunities in Preventing and Eliminating Suicide program, which provides suicide prevention and mental health wellness education and information to school staff, students, and families.
In 2022, BHS was notified it was awarded approximately $12.4 million of one-time BHCIP funding and approximately $1.1 million in additional MHSSA grant funding. Today's actions seek approval to authorize acceptance of BHCIP Launch Ready Grant and MHSSA grant funds and to waive Board Policy B-29, Fees, Grants, Revenue Contracts - Department Responsibility for Cost Recovery, which requires full-cost recovery for both grants.
Today's actions support the County's vision of a just, sustainable, and resilient future for all, specifically those communities and populations in San Diego County that have bee...
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