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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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FROM: County Administrator's Office
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DATE: December 9, 2003
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SUBJECT: Update on the Services Provided by the Mental County
Health Division at the Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
ACCEPT oral report from the County Administrator and the Department of Health Services,
Mental Health Division, regarding the evaluation and placement process of clients in the
Crestwood facility and the status of its operation.
DIRECT the County Administrator's Office to continue to work with all stakeholders with a
resolve that the facility be managed and operated safely and effectively
DIRECT the County Administrator and the Department of Mental Health to report back to
the Board of Supervisors on a quarterly basis hereafter as to the management and security
of the facility.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No financial impact.
BACKGROUND:
Crestwood's Pleasant Hill Mental Health Rehabilitation Center received the County's first
three consumers on October 10, 2003. As of the end of November, there were fifteen 15
consumers residing at the facility. Since the opening of the Center, there have been no
negative incidents at the facility, and no reports of negative impact on the neighborhood.
Representatives from the Mental Health Division continue to be available to the
Neighborhood Council when requested.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIG TURE:
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOA COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
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ACTION OF BOARD ON December 9, 2003 APPROVE AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE
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ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
ATTESTED December 9, 2003
CONTACT: JOHN SWEETEN,CLERK OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND
CC: County Administrator COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Health Services—Mental Health
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Consumers who are referred to the Crestwood facility have already undergone treatment
for several months at a higher level of care and are ready to reenter their community.
Licensed mental health staff carefully review potential candidates to determine if they are
appropriate for placement in this facility (for example, clean and sober, medication
compliant, no recent history of assaultive behavior, and some success in developing daily
living skills).
County mental health staff at this in-county site exceeds our presence at any other Mental
Health Rehabilitation Center. The facility is solely dedicated to Contra Costa consumers.
County staff is at the Pleasant Hill site most days of the week providing services, which
include eight hours of psychiatrist time during the week and after hours and weekends on-
call, daily case management, utilization review and quality assurance oversight by a
Registered Nurse, and on-going monitoring by management staff.
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