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Santa Cruz County Grand Jury
• 2022-2023
Diagnosing the Crisis in Behavioral Health Underfunded, Understaffed & Overworked
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⚠️ Este contenido ha sido traducido automáticamente. El texto original en inglés es la versión oficial. La traducción puede contener errores.
Findings and Recommendations 14 findings
F1
Page 136
The chronic understaffing in the Behavioral Health Division (BHD) and their
No recommendations for this finding
F2
Page 136
The County Personnel Department has been slow to respond to the chronic
No recommendations for this finding
F3
Page 136
Both the Personnel Department and the Behavioral Health Division do not have
No recommendations for this finding
F4
Page 136
The Crisis Stabilization Program (CSP) has been diverting patients experiencing
No recommendations for this finding
F5
Page 136
The limited hours that the Mobile Emergency Response Team and Mobile
No recommendations for this finding
F6
Page 137
An inadequate number of beds at the Psychiatric Healthcare Facility (PHF)
No recommendations for this finding
F7
Page 137
The County plans to close the current Crisis Stabilization Program (CSP) to
No recommendations for this finding
F8
Page 137
The large number of high cost beneficiaries results in additional demands on an
No recommendations for this finding
F9
Page 117
Data security is an important issue, including the security of voter registration data and it is unknown if measures have been taken in this area.
No recommendations for this finding
F10
Page 137
The lack of step-down care for patients completing both inpatient and outpatient
Related Recommendations (1)
R10
Page 117
The Santa Cruz County Clerk should outline steps that have been taken to make voter registration data more secure by September 30, 2023. (F9) Required
F11
Page 137
The high rate of homelessness and Substance Use Disorder in the County
No recommendations for this finding
F12
Page 137
The Behavioral Health Division is insufficiently funded and staffed to provide
No recommendations for this finding
F13
Page 137
Outreach to the Latino/a community is insufficient because of the lack of bilingual
No recommendations for this finding
F14
Page 137
The current pay differential for bilingual staff is insufficient to attract and retain
No recommendations for this finding
Additional Recommendations 9
These recommendations are not explicitly linked to specific findings.
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R1Page 138Competitive salaries and hiring incentives should be put in place for all vacant
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R2Page 138The County Personnel Department should plan to do an analysis of the hiring
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R3Page 138The County Personnel Department should institute an annual competitive
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R4Page 138The County Personnel Department should develop connections and internships
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R5Page 138To eliminate the frequent offloading of the Behavioral Health Division (BHD)
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R6Page 138The Behavioral Health Division should improve the services provided by the
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R7Page 138The Behavioral Health Division should ensure that there is a smooth transition
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R8Page 139The Behavioral Health Division should request sufficient funding from the County
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R9Page 117The City of Scotts Valley should verify that their commitment to redesign their