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Receive an update on the collaboration with the Superior Court related to Assembly Bill 1810 (Mental Health Diversion), and Senate Bill 10 (California Money Bail Reform Act); Receive an update on potential grant opportunities to address substance abuse and mental health needs for adults; and Consider a recommendation to extend the hours of the Probation Department's Centers for Positive Change
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
Receive an update on the collaboration with the Superior Court related to Assembly Bill 1810 (Mental Health Diversion), and Senate Bill 10 (California Money Bail Reform Act); Receive an update on potential grant opportunities to address substance abuse and mental health needs for adults; and Consider a recommendation to extend the hours of the Probation Department's Centers for Positive Change (CPC).
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Department is engaged in a countywide conversation to address Assembly Bill 1810. AB1810 is an omnibus mental health bill that provided for discretionary diversion of qualified person who have committed a crime because of a mental disorder. The conversations are focused on how to appropriately divert those with mental health issues into a program that will address their myriad of needs. The role of the Department, at this juncture, would be to work with the Court, and serve as a facilitator to develop a diversion program in coordination with our partners and treatment providers.
Senate Bill 10, the California Money Bail Reform Act, is also being closely monitored. Although SB10 is officially on hold until the 2020 election, the Department is currently working with a consultant to review staffing needs and complete a staffing analysis in the event the Department is tasked with completing Pretrial Assessment Reports, as outlined in the bill.
The Department is currently reviewing several grant opportuniti...
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