HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05152001 - P.2 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of )
Proclaiming 2001 as the )
Year of Mental Health ) RESOLUTION NO. 2001/ 167
WHEREAS, according to the Little Hoover Commission, the public adult system of mental health care in
California is under-funded by at least 50%; and
WHEREAS, according to the Little Hoover Commission, "community leaders need to define for the State a
public commitment to serve those with mental illness and advocate for that commitment until it is fulfilled"; and
'WHEREAS, in response to the dire shortage of funding and the crucial unmet needs of both the adult and
children's mental health care systems in Contra Costa Counry the Mental Health Coalition formed, comprising
the Client Network, the Contractors'Alliance, Local 1, the Mental Health Association, the National Alliance for
the Mentally Ill and the Mental Health Commission, and has mobilized a timely response to this crisis; and
)WHEREAS, the Mental Health Coalition has been able to reach a critical consensus on the four greatest
priorities for mental health service support: client-run community centers, affordable housing, transition services for
youth aged 17.25 and residential treatment facilities; and
WHEREAS, the unite of the-Coalition on these priorities provides an unprecedented .opportunity for the
strengthening of the public mental health care system through increased cooperation and collaboration among all
County Departments, community-based organizations, City governments.and other advisory Boards and Councils;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa
County declares its commitment to improving the public system of mental health care by
Proclaiming 2001 as.the Year of Mental Health.
PASSED AND ADOPTED ON May 15, 2 00 1, by a unanimous vote of the.Board members present.
Mark DeSaul.nier
John Gayle B. Uilke a
DonOaTbeT Federal Glover
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an order entered on the Minutes of said Board of
Supervisors on the aforesaid date.
Witness my hand and the Seal of the Board of Supervisors
affixed this 15"day of May, 2 00 1.
JOHN SWEETEN, Clerk of . the Board of
Supervisors and Co my Admi istrato
sy Li
eputy C rk
Introduced by Supervisor .
Mark DeSaulnier, District IV
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