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Health and Human Services Agency, Mental Health Division, recommending the Board authorize the Director to sign a letter of support for New Morning Youth and Family Services' grant application to the California Mental Health Services Authority for a Small and Frontier County Mental Health Community Dialogue grant.
FUNDING: This letter of support has no financial implication to the County.
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Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost
None.
Background
The California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA), through its Stigma and Discrimination Reduction Initiative, is making available mini-grants up to $30,000 in small or rural counties to host community dialogue events focusing on the content of a documentary produced by KVIE, a Sacramento Public Broadcasting System (PBS) television station. According to the grant application, "The KVIE documentary tells the stories of everyday Californians through their struggles, recovery and resilience in the face of mental health challenges. The documentary, which is slated for release in May 2013, also provides a behind-the-headlines look at the far reaching negative effects of stigma and discrimination associated with mental health challenges."
The purpose of the grants are to provide funding and toolkits to organizations "to gather leaders to view the documentary and to conduct in-person panels or forums about stigma and discrimination. The discussions may take a variety of forms, ideally interactive and lively, about the topic and its manifestation in local communities. Grantees will also perform broad outreach to promote the events and reinforce CalMHSA anti-stigma messaging."
El Dorado County is a member of CalMHSA, an organization of county governments working to improve mental health outcomes. CalMHSA administers three statewide Prevention and Early Intervention programs (Stigma and Discrimination Reduction, Suicide Prevention and Student Mental Health) funded through the voter-approved Mental Heal...
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