Sacramento County Grand Jury
• 2005-2006
Sacramento County Grand Jury June 30, 2006 Goals and Objectives of Mental Health Services in Sacramento County Under
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Findings and Recommendations 4 findings
F1
The API community, and each of the component ethnicities within that designation, are among the most underserved populations in the county.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
Using the attached Penetration Rate Chart as a reference, and employing the services of the Transcultural Wellness Center in collaboration with other programs, the county should make every effort to increase the penetration rate of API in general, and of Chinese, Korean, Laotian, Samoan, and Vietnamese ethnic groups in particular, by 1.5% within the first year of the three year plan.
F2
In a recent survey of local shelters for the homeless, more than 50% of youth, and 37% of adults have been identified as African American. In the county’s general population, 14% of youth and 10% of adults are African American. 50
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R2
Utilizing the services of the Permanent Supportive Housing Program in collaboration with other programs, the county should identify the African American community as a prime target of its outreach and engagement efforts in order to increase its participation in the Housing Program.
F3
While Latinos comprise a large segment of the general population, the percentage of Latinos in local shelters for the homeless can not be accurately stated due to discrepancies in the collection of data. It is known, however, that the Latino population has been unserved or underserved in terms of health and mental health services, due to difficulties relating to language, insurance and/or documentation.
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R3
The county should identify the Latino community as a prime focus of culturally sensitive and bilingual outreach and engagement methods in order to increase its participation in housing and other mental health programs.
F4
The oversight of the Sacramento County Grand Jury should continue through the County CSS Three Year Plan to monitor the effectiveness of the MHSA programs.
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R4
The Director, or the MHSA Program Manager, or the Ethnic Services Manager of the Division of Mental Health Services, Department of Health and Human Services, should apprize the chair of the Health and Human Services Committee of the 2006-2007 Sacramento County Grand Jury of data, as they become available, relating to the effectiveness of the five programs considered herein, in relation to services rendered to underserved ethnic groups. Response Requirements Penal Code sections 933 and 933.05 require that specific responses to both the findings and recommendations contained in this report be submitted to the Presiding Judge of the Sacramento County Superior Court by October 1, 2006 from: • The Director, Sacramento County Department of Health and Human Services 51