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Accept the 2018 Annual Report from the Solano County Mental Health Advisory Board, as required by California Welfare and Institutions Code 5604.2
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Health and Social Services (H&SS), on behalf of the local Mental Health Advisory Board, recommends that the Board accept the 2018 Annual Report from the Solano County Mental Health Advisory Board, as required by California Welfare and Institutions Code 5604.2.
SUMMARY:
The Mental Health Advisory Board (MHAB) is a statutorily appointed board that is responsible for oversight of the functioning of the public mental health system. The MHAB is appointed by the Board of Supervisors and consists of at least 50% mental health consumers (family members and direct consumers) who reflect the ethnic and cultural diversity of Solano County. MHAB members serve in a volunteer capacity. At the start of 2018 there were 10 members of the MHAB, however two members resigned during the year. The Board consisted of eight members at the end of 2018 and additional members were poised to begin participation in 2019.
The MHAB continues to provide input to the Behavioral Health Director on issues that the community and members prioritize. There is a collaborative working relationship and mutual sharing of information across the MHAB, H&SS staff and contract providers to Behavioral Health.
DISCUSSION:
Each California County that contracts with the State Department of Health Care Services to provide services under the Mental Health Plan is obligated to maintain a Mental Health Advisory Board as a means of ensuring that communities are aware of and have say in the mental health system of care in their county. In addition to the formal duties outlined below, the MHAB hears concerns from citizens who have interacted with the mental health system, receives suggestions for improvemen...
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