Memorandum
Date: October 28, 2025
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Elise Jones, Director of Behavioral Health Services
Subject: Consideration of Resolution Authorizing the Behavioral Health Director to Sign the Standard Agreement 24-40117 with the California Department of Health Care Services for Bond BHCIP Round 1: Launch Ready Program Funding
Executive Summary:
Lake County Behavioral Health Services (LCBHS) requests Board approval of a Resolution authorizing the Behavioral Health Director to execute Standard Agreement 24-40117 with the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) for Bond Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) Round 1: Launch Ready funding. Acceptance of this award will fully resource the revitalization and expansion of LCBHS's South Shore clinic, enabling a significant increase in community-based mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services for residents of Clearlake and the greater South Shore.
This capital project will materially expand access and capacity across core service lines by adding additional exam/consult rooms and group spaces; creating dedicated areas for same-day access and post-crisis follow-up; and outfitting a medication-assisted treatment (MAT) suite (including long-acting injectables) alongside integrated SUD and Specialty Mental Health (SMHS) outpatient care. The redesigned, trauma-informed layout also strengthens youth/family services, telehealth readiness, and care coordination with county and community partners-reducing wait times, improving throughput from Mobile Crisis and hospital discharges, and decreasing avoidable emergency department and justice-system utilization. The project advances County priorities under CalAIM, DMC-ODS, and Behavioral Health Services Act transformation by co-locating interdisciplinary teams, expanding group and peer-led programming, and improving ADA accessibility and client experience.
The State award totals $7,728,800...
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