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Recent behavioral-health coverage from Yuba-Sutter, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.
Staff say the one-year deal would fund narcotic treatment program services for Sutter and Yuba counties with no county general fund impact.
The June 16 agenda puts a one-year narcotic treatment program agreement with American Addiction Treatment Services before the Health and Welfare Committee for later board consideration.
The June 9 agenda would raise the contract cap to $696,600, extend the agreement through June 30, 2027 and add another facility.
The Health and Welfare Committee recommended rebalancing Telecare behavioral health funding, boosting a youth services contract and moving forward a three-year BHSA plan.
The June 2 Health and Welfare Committee agenda also includes a three-year Behavioral Health Services Act Integrated Plan for consideration.
The May 19 Health and Welfare Committee agenda includes acceptance of a DHCS grant and authorization for the sheriff or designee to sign related documents.
A May 19 committee packet says Sutter-Yuba Behavioral Health’s LPS conservatee population climbed sharply over the past year and a half, adding context to a slate of contract amendments and budget actions.
A May 19 Health and Welfare Committee agenda would raise the county’s Compassion Pathways Behavioral Health contract ceiling to $696,600 and increase adopted behavioral health appropriations by $496,600, if approved.
A joint Assembly oversight hearing raised questions about whether California’s crisis line system is fully meeting its promise, while DHCS disclosed more than 74,000 988 contacts in March and said unanswered contacts go to out-of-state backup centers.
Supervisors set aside county funds to help meet the local match for a 16-bed residential treatment project.
Supervisors used restricted county funds to meet a local match requirement tied to the planned Willow Glen residential treatment project.
