Memorandum
Date: September 12, 2023
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Elise Jones, Director of Lake County Behavioral Health Services
Subject: Presentation of Proclamation Designating the Month of September 2023 as National Recovery Month in Lake County.
Executive Summary:
WHEREAS, Recovery Month recognizes the strong and proud recovery community, the dedication of service providers and community members in Lake County who assist and support individuals from prevention services to recovery; and
WHEREAS, Lake County Behavioral Health Services provided substance use disorder services to 208 beneficiaries, Hilltop Recovery Services provided 261 residential treatment beds and 55 outpatient services, Redwood Community Services Tule House provided residential treatment services to 65 women and 33 children, Hilltop Recovery Services, Redwood Community Services and Fran’s House Sober Living Environment (SLE) provided combined safe housing to 49 men and women and 12 children in the calendar year 2022; and
WHEREAS, Lake County Behavioral Health Services provided mental health services to 1,153 individuals during the calendar year 2022; and
WHEREAS, nationally 24 million people in the US experience a substance use disorder, while 9.5 million experience both substance use disorder and mental health disorders; and
WHEREAS, 7 in 10 adults who have substance use disorders, consider themselves recovering or in recovery and 2 in 3 adults who have mental health disorders consider themselves recovering or in recovery; and
WHEREAS, through promotion of Recovery Month, people from all walks of life are encouraged to become knowledgeable about what they can do to create a healthier tomorrow for themselves and others by helping to prevent these problems today; and
WHEREAS, Recovery is possible, and treatment is effective. People in recovery can and do become gainfully employed, own homes, and rejoin their families and their communities.
WHEREAS, The County of Lake Board of Supervisors and Lake County Behavioral Health’s Substance Use Disorder Services, Mental Health Services, Hilltop Recovery Services, Redwood Community Services, SafeRx, Hope Rising and Lake County Health Services urges all citizens, families, governmental agencies, public and private institutions, businesses, healthcare, education systems in Lake County to support efforts that will increase community awareness, understanding and action to address substance use disorder and mental health conditions in our community.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Supervisor for the County of Lake, join with the Lake County Department of Behavioral Health Services do hereby proclaim that September 2023 is National Recovery Month in the County of Lake.
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Recommended Action: Presentation of Proclamation Designating the Month of September 2023 as National Recovery Month in Lake County.