Memorandum
Date: August 26, 2025
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Elise Jones, Director, Behavioral Health Services
Subject: Adopt a Proclamation Designating the Month of September 2025 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 437 participants, Hilltop Recovery Services provided 321 residential treatment beds and provided outpatient treatment to 23 clients, Redwood Community Services Tule House provided residential treatment services to 43 women and 18 children, and they also provided outpatient services to 1 client; and
WHEREAS, Lake County Behavioral Health Services provided mental health services to 1,751 individuals, Crisis/Mobile Crisis provided services to 822 individuals during the calendar year 2024; and
WHEREAS, nationally 28.2 million people in the US experienced a substance use disorder and 27.9 million had an Alcohol Use disorder, while 21.2 million experiences 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, follow their dreams, and rejoin their families and their communities.
WHEREAS, The County of La...
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