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Recent behavioral-health coverage from Shasta County, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.
The 18-page, no-compensation MOU sets responsibilities for care coordination, urgent-care workflows, data sharing and population dashboards for children and families involved in child welfare services.
HHSA told supervisors it plans to negotiate with CalMHSA after Partnership Health Plan said its contract will end in December 2026; no board vote was requested.
An archived draft includes adoption language and proposed Recovery Impact Statements, but its vote fields are blank and county records reviewed here do not show that the measure took effect.
A motion to bring the draft back in final form for November consideration received no second at the Oct. 13 Board of Supervisors meeting.
Supervisors are scheduled to consider a three-year, $3 million NVCSS agreement and a $2.62 million CARE Center renewal, with county reports citing service activity but not providing underlying outcome comparisons.
A proposed retroactive renewal with Hill Country Community Clinic would fund Redding behavioral-health services during the state’s shift from MHSA to BHSA funding.
The county says the three-year agreement would preserve residential treatment and stabilization placements for as many as 29 clients, but the staff report does not record a final board vote.
The three-year agreement would cover adult residential mental health treatment, including skilled nursing facility and institution for mental disease services, if the Board approves it.
A joint Assembly oversight hearing raised questions about whether California’s crisis line system is fully meeting its promise, while DHCS disclosed more than 74,000 988 contacts in March and said unanswered contacts go to out-of-state backup centers.
