Mental Health Board Meeting

Date: September 17, 2024

Time: 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

HYBRID IN-PERSON MEETING & WEBINAR INFORMATION:

This meeting’s Zoom webinar audio recording will also be posted on the Mental Health Board web page as an attachment to the minutes.

The Hub Room at the Wellness Center
2245 Challenger Way
Santa Rosa 95407

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Phone: 1-669-444-9171
Webinar ID: 912 6408 4142
Passcode: 503523

This meeting will be video and audio recorded.

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Attachments:

09-17-24-Agenda-Mental-Health-Board (PDF: 162.9 kB)

Agenda

Times are approximate

Time	Agenda Item
5:00 p.m.	CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL READING OF “WHO WE ARE”
5:10 p.m.	APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR JULY MEETING
5:15p.m.	CONSUMER AFFAIRS REPORT – Consumer news, issues, and concerns - Eve Harstad
5:25 p.m.	MHB CHAIR’S REPORT/OTHER REPORTS Board Member Openings by District: (0) District 1 (Gorin) (1) District 2 (Rabbitt) *Chair of the Board or Delegate (2) District 3 (Coursey) (0) District 4 (Gore) (0) District 5 (Hopkins) – Welcome to new Member, Alexandra Jacobs Site Visit – Chair to present finding at Caritas and discuss setting up next visit and who will be on the committee
5:30 p.m.	MENTAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION AWARD: To: Sid McColley - recently retired Section Manager for the DHS Acute & Forensics unit (after 22 years of service)
5:35 p.m.	SPECIAL PRESENTATION (1 of 2): Overdose Awareness Month – Will Gayowski, DHS SUDS and Community Recovery Services Manager to discuss the event and issues Public Comment (limit to 3 minutes per comment/question)
5:40 p.m.	BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DIRECTOR’S REPORT: Dr. Jan Cobaleda-Kegler Public Comment (limit to 3 minutes per comment/question)
6:00 p.m.	SPECIAL PRESENTATION: (2 of 2): Suicide Prevention Month; Life Worth Living – Michael Reynolds, Peer Division Director, West County Services Public Comment (limit to 3 minutes per comment/question)
6:25 p.m.	Board Member Gregory Fearon to discuss needs and opportunities for the MHB to collaborate with the other safety net advisory boards and commissions.
6:55 p.m.	WRAP-UP
7:00 p.m.	ADJOURNMENT

Public Comments

You may email public comment to DHS-MHB@sonoma-county.org no later than five days prior to the meeting. All emailed public comments will be forwarded to all Board Members. During the meeting, if you have joined as a member of the public in the Zoom app or by calling in, there will be specific points throughout the meeting assigned to public comment.

Reasonable 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 the Friday before the meeting to ensure arrangements for accommodation.

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.

Additional Information

For information, disability-related modification or accommodation, or to review materials prior to the meeting, please contact Behavioral Health Program Support, Department of Health Services, 2227 Capricorn Way, Suite 207 (mailing), Santa Rosa, CA 95407 (707) 565-4850, DHS-MHB@sonoma-county.org