The purpose of the Board is to perform the powers and duties as follows:
(1) Review and evaluate the community's mental health, prevention, intervention and treatment services, facilities, and related special problems.
(2) Review proposed County agreements for mental health and alcohol and other drug (“AOD”) services.
(3) Advise the Board of Supervisors, the local Behavioral Health Director and AOD Program Administrator (“Administrator”) as to any aspect of the local mental health and AOD programs.
(4) Review and approve the procedures used to ensure citizen and professional involvement at all stages of the planning process.
(5) Submit an annual report to the Board of Supervisors on the needs and performance of the County's mental health system.
(6) Review and make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors on applications for appointment of a local director of mental health services.
(7) Review and comment on the County's performance outcome data and communicate its findings to the Board of Supervisors and the California Mental Health Planning Council.
(8) Sponsor and/or endorse Prevention/Intervention events and activities in the community.
(9) Assess the impact of the realignment of services from the State to the County, on services delivered to clients in the local community.
(10) Other duties as assigned or delegated by the Board of Supervisors.
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Next Meeting/Special Hearing:
Every 4th Monday of the month 12 - 1:30 pm.
Meetings are open to the public and are held at:
530 Kings County Drive, Suite B
Hanford, CA 93230
Board Members
Ken Baird, Chair
Joe Wright, Vice Chair
Joe Neves
Vincent Peterson
Tina Garcia
Sue Weisenhaus
Peri Neos
Tom Doyle
Jean Scanlan
Debra Allen
Danette Welch Hughes
Taylor Bringard
Samantha Brown
Behavioral Health Advisory Board Bi-Laws
Behavioral Health Advisory Board Application
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Reports
Annual Report 2004 - 2006
2012 Agendas
January
February
March
April
2012 Minutes
January
February
March
April
2011 Agendas
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
Dec- No Scheduled Meeting
2011 Minutes
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
Dec- No Scheduled Meeting
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