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Findings 7 findings
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Sacramento County has abdicated the provision of crisis services for the mentally ill. The current mental health crisis services in Sacramento County are inadequate, anti- therapeutic, costly and dangerous.
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Sacramento County’s decision to close the Crisis Stabilization Unit to adult patients and to eliminate 50 beds from the Sacramento County Mental Health Treatment Center, as well as subsequent program decisions, has had widespread negative fiscal consequences.
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Sacramento County’s shift of responsibility for crisis services has overwhelmed community hospital emergency rooms.
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Sacramento County’s use of inpatient hospitals is dysfunctional and currently too expensive.
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Sacramento County’s shift of responsibility for crisis services has adversely impacted area law enforcement agencies.
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Sacramento County’s relationship with hospital providers and law enforcement is strained or conflictual.
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Sacramento County's use of long-term, non-acute 24-hour care utilization is inadequate, costly and fails to utilize more appropriate alternatives. 24
Recommendations 7
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R1Page 27Provide documentation that they are meeting all requirements for the provision of crisis and hospital services for the seriously mentally ill.
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R2Page 27Establish a fully functional and available 23-hour intake and evaluation crisis unit (Crisis Stabilization Unit) or similar urgent care model.
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R3Page 27Develop, expand and support outpatient programs that respond to and mitigate mental health crises before they escalate.
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R4Page 27Expand mobile crisis programs.
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R5Page 27Assure continuation of CIT (Crisis Intervention Training) opportunities for law enforcement by exploring all available funding options.
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R6Page 27Expand crisis residential services, both acute and non-acute.
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R7Page 27Maximize reimbursable services utilizing funding sources including Prop 63 (MHSA), S.B. 82 (Mental Health Wellness Act), and Medi-Cal.
No Responses Found 2
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County of Sacramento
Agency
Sacramento County Board of Supervisors
Elected County Office