Last night, the Sonoma County Department of Health Services reported its disappointment in not being able to provide the Behavioral Health Board with its promised draft Three-Year Integrated Plan prior to its expected submission to the Sonoma County Executive Officer, and then to the California Department of Health Care Services. Said Jan Cobleda-Kegler, Behavioral Health Director, “Though the narrative is only waiting on one more program, the budget is still undone. I’m sorry. I’ve been waiting for this for three years.”
The Board’s responsibility is to advise the Department and the Board of Supervisors on the first-ever integration of more than $.5 billion worth of local, state, and federal funds which support homeless, mental health, and substance use disorder program for the next three years. “I don’t know how we’re going to do our job if we aren’t given time to review, gather input, and ask questions”, said Gregory Fearon, Chair of the Annual Report/Integrated Plan Subcommittee. The Committee will meet next on February 3rd in the Santa Rosa Conference Room at 1450 Neotomas Ave from 4-5pm.
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