Sonoma County, California 94952, United States
MHSA Steering Committee
Applcations 2020
Sonoma County DHS Behavioral Health Division (BHD) is currently recruiting members for the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Steering Committee. The Steering Committee is a key stakeholder group that participates in the Community Program Planning Process (CPPP). MHSA regulations require an inclusive and on-going Community Planning Process (CPPP) to:
• gather input about experiences with MHSA Programs and the current mental health system
• to gauge the overall impact and effectiveness of such programs
• to record recommendations for improvement of programs and processes
• to acknowledge feedback regarding future and/or unmet needs.
The draft mission of the MHSA Steering Committee: Transform the Sonoma County mental health system to provide effective prevention services for the community and early intervention and on-going innovative services for individuals with psychiatric disabilities to achieve a high quality of life.
The Steering Committee assists DHS BHD in determining how best to improve existing programs and to utilize funds that may become available for the MHSA components and this process complies with state regulations. MHSA regulations also state that Counties are to ensure that stakeholders reflect the diversity of the demographics of the county, including, but not limited to, geographic location, age, gender, and race/ethnicity have the opportunity to participate in the CPP (CCR § 3300).
Stakeholders shall include (CCR § 3200.270, § 3200.300):
· Clients and consumers
· Families of children, adults and seniors clients/consumers
· Providers of social services
· Providers of mental health and substance use treatment services
· Education field· Persons with disabilities, including providers
· Health care· Veterans and/or representatives form veterans organizations
· Law enforcement· Other interests (faith-based, aging and adult services, youth advocates)
· College-age youth
Individuals from diverse cultural and ethnic groups including, but not limited to:
o Latino
o Chinese
o Native American
o Vietnamese
o Pacific Islander
o African-American
o Filipino
o LGBTQ
The committee currently has 20 active members that fulfill some of the demographics above. The committee is in need of 6-8 new members representing the following demographics:
· Consumers, peers
· North County
· Sonoma Valley
· Latino
· African American
· Disabilities
· TAY/Youth
· Housing/Homeless representation
The committee meets at least four times annually, and also offers opportunities to serve on subcommittees. Since March 2019 the committee has been involved with the following activities:
· Reviewing and discussing the FY 19-20 Annual Update and Expenditure Plan
· Innovation 2020 (INN 2020)
o Developing and disseminating INN 2020 application, scoring criteria and FAQs
o Scoring INN 2020 applications
o Recommending INN 2020 finalists to DHS
· MHSA Capacity Assessment
· MHSA Three-Year Planning
If you are interested in this opportunity, please complete and submit the attached application by January 31, 2020 to:
Bruce Robbins: Bruce.Robbins@sonoma-county.org and
Melissa Ladrech: Melissa.Ladrech@sonoma-county.org
Subject line: MHSA Steering Committee Application 2020_last name
Sincerely,
Melissa Ladrech
Melissa Ladrech, LMFT, CHC
Department of Health Services: Behavioral Health Division
Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Coordinator and Workforce, Education and Training (WET) Coordinator
Pronouns: She/her/hers
2227 Capricorn Way, Suite 201, Santa Rosa, CA 95407
Work: 707.565.4909
Mobile: 707.387.2691
MHSA Cultural Responsiveness Committee (CRC)
Member Recruitment Jan 2020
Published: January 13, 2020
The Sonoma County Department of Health Services Behavioral Health Division (DHS-BHD) is currently recruiting members for DHS-BHD’s Cultural Responsiveness Committee (CRC). Sonoma County is expanding the CRC to broaden the diversity of the committee, assist in developing trainings for staff, and help to refine the work of the committee.
The Cultural Responsiveness Committee has historically been comprised of DHS-BHD staff. The membership is now being open to the community, including consumers/peers/family members and a diverse representation of the county’s demographics (examples: race, ethnicity, LGBTQAI, faith based, transition age youth, housing/homelessness, disability, geographic).
There are 6 DHS-BHD staff currently on the committee, and DHS-BHD is requesting applications from the community to add 6-8 community committee members. Meetings will be held every other month, and there will be an initial orientation for new members.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please complete and submit the application by January 31, 2020 to:
Bruce Robbins: Bruce.Robbins@sonoma-county.org and
Melissa Ladrech: Melissa.Ladrech@sonoma-county.org
Cultural Responsiveness Committee Application (PDF: 262 Kb)
Subject line: CRC Application_last name
