Mental Health Executive Board Meeting

The Sonoma County Mental Health Board is an advisory board empowered to listen to the concerns of our constituents and to help formulates policies that offer a consistent continuum of care for all those with mental health challenges. We are further empowered to advise the County Board of Supervisors on the Mental Health System of Care.

The Sonoma County Mental Health Board collaborates with the Mental Health Services Division of the Sonoma County Department of Health Services to increase public and professional awareness of persons with mental health challenges and to help eliminate the stigma attached to those mental illness. We strive to positively impact the mental health system by listening to public input and working with Mental Health Services to create policy that will offer hope to families and individuals living with mental illness.

Meeting will be conducted via Zoom.

1. MHB Treasurer’s Report – $2,219.19

2. Recruitment and retention of MHB members – Five vacancies; one in District 1 (Gorin),  vacancies in District 2 (Rabbitt), one in District 4 (Gore) and two in District 5 (Hopkins).

3. Approval of Minutes of March 2nd MHB meeting at 04/19/22 general meeting. Draft minutes will be emailed out to Board members.

4. Discuss Board Planning: Special Topic Presentation

5. BH Director’s Report/DHS-BH Budget Update/Systems Transformation

6. Other Reports Including CALBHB/C and Ad hoc committees; Legislative Agenda Items: PAM and Mental Health Services/Needs at Sonoma County Main Adult Detention Facility PAM (program assessment matrix) matrix and site visits.

7. Discuss MHB acknowledging SCBH staff:

8. Confirm scheduling of the special presentations

9. MHB Chair’s Report

10. Future topics to add to agenda-

11. Public Comment

Next MHB Meeting Agenda 04/19/2022 –
• Roll Call
• Approval of Minutes for March 2nd meeting
• Consumer Affairs Report - Consumer news, issues, concerns – Guests
• PEERS Coalition Intern Report on Activities at SRJC
• Behavioral Health Director’s Report/BH Fiscal Update/Mental Health System Transformation
• Mental Health Board Appreciation:
• Special Presentation:
• Public Comment/Wrap-Up
• Adjournment

Written/Email Public Comments

Submit correspondence to the Mental Health Board Secretary Tori Bartholomew no later than five days prior to the meeting. Secretary’s contact info: pilar.garibay@sonoma-county.org, Fax: (707) 565-4892, 2227 Capricorn Way, Suite 207, Santa Rosa, CA 95407

Materials

Materials related to an item on the Agenda submitted to the Mental Health Board after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the clerk’s office at 2227 Capricorn Way, Suite 207, Santa Rosa, CA 95407 during normal business hours, 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., weekdays.

Disability Accommodation

If you have a disability which requires an accommodation or an alternative format to assist you in observing and commenting on this meeting, please contact the Clerk of the Mental Health Board at (707) 565-4854 or by email DHS-MHB@sonoma-county.org by 12:00 noon, Friday, before the meeting, to ensure arrangements for accommodation.