County Administrative Office Hun Management & Budget Team County of Humboldt*

Recommendations 1

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  The Board of Supervisors should explore ways to reduce barriers to accessing services. This recommendation has already been implemented. DHHS is actively engaged in several effective and collaborative approaches at the local, regional and state levels toward reducing barriers and increasing access to services. Some examples are: the development of a Regional Call Center serving several northern counties to increase access to Medi-Cal; CalFRESH and other federal entitlements related to access to behavioral health services associated with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA); active participation and leadership in the Humboldt Homeless and Housing Coalition; involvement with the City of Eureka and other local providers in increasing access to coordinated services for severely mentally ill homeless populations; and ongoing involvement at the regional and state levels towards increasing funding for behavioral health services through the development of federal waivers related to 2 the expansion of Drug Medi-Cal and other ACA related behavioral health services. While the examples cited are not fully inclusive of all the activities or collaborations DHHS is involved in, the Department is and will continue to be very active in any local, regional or state level activities targeted at improving access and funding for needed behavioral health, public health and social services in Humboldt County. 2 ¥ 6 .... 19