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Approve the appointment of Lesley Guth to the Behavioral Health Advisory Board (BHAB) for a three-year term to expire December 31, 2027
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Health and Social Services (H&SS) requests that the Board of Supervisors approve the appointment of Lesley Guth to the Behavioral Health Advisory Board (BHAB) for a three-year term to expire December 31, 2027
SUMMARY:
The Solano County Behavioral Health Advisory Board (BHAB) was established under the Bronzan-McCorquodale Act (Part 2 of Division 4.7 of the California Welfare and Institutions Code ? 5600 et seq.) and is mandated as part of the County's contract with the State to provide specialty behavioral health services. The BHAB is comprised of at least nine but not more than 11 members appointed by the Solano County Board of Supervisors, with a required additional member of the Board of Supervisors. The County BHAB membership reflects the county's demographic and ethnic diversity as specified in WIC section 5604.5(b).
Lesley Guth is a long-time Solano County resident and a Marriage and Family Therapist with a broad range of experience in mental health. She currently provides therapy to adolescents, families, individuals, and couples through her private practice in Benicia. She previously provided mental health services to high-risk families in community settings including schools, nonprofit clinics, and court programs. She also worked for five years with severely mentally ill adults at the Adventist Health Psychiatric Hospital in Vallejo. She specializes in treating depression, anxiety and PTSD and is trained in the Neuro Affective Relational Model, a treatment for complex, or childhood trauma.
Prior to becoming a therapist, Lesley was a newspaper reporter and editor for more than 20 years. She worked at numerous newspapers, including the Vallejo Times-Herald, t...
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