HomeMy WebLinkAbout03.10.21 Board Correspondence - FW_ Attn_ Dist. 4 - Support for Everhart Village MH Innovation
From:Clerk of the Board
To:Alpert, Bruce;Bennett, Robin;Clerk of the Board;Connelly, Bill;Cook, Holly;Cook, Robin;Kimmelshue, Tod;
Lucero, Debra;Paulsen, Shaina;Pickett, Andy;Ring, Brian;Ritter, Tami;Rodas, Amalia;Sweeney, Kathleen;
Teeter, Doug
Cc:Boston, Shelby;Kennelly, Scott;Kim, Sang;Taylor, Donnell (Don)
Subject:Board Correspondence - FW: Attn: Dist. 4 - Support for Everhart Village MH Innovation
Date:Wednesday, March 10, 2021 8:08:08 AM
Attachments:Stakeholder Support Dist 4.docx
Good Morning,
Please see Board Correspondence below.
Shaina Paulsen
Administrative Assistant, Senior
Butte County Administration
25 County Center Drive, Suite 200
Oroville, CA 95969
T: 530.552.3304 | F: 530.538.7120
From: Andrea Wagner <lavoywagner@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 9, 2021 11:37 AM
To: Clerk of the Board <clerkoftheboard@buttecounty.net>
Subject: Attn: Dist. 4 - Support for Everhart Village MH Innovation
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AndreaWagner
Chico,California95928
March10,2021
SupervisorTodKimmelshue,Dist.4
239SycamoreStreet
P.O.Box#446
Gridley,California95948
DearSupervisorKimmelshue:
Iamwritingtoyouasaconstituentwhocaresaboutthementalhealthandwellbeingofun-
housedpersonsinButteCounty.IaskyoutojoinmeinsupportingtheWholePersonCare
InnovationProjectascentraltoEverhartVillage,theexistingcollaborationbetweenButte
CountyDepartmentsofEmploymentandSocialServices,ButteCountyBehavioralHealth
(BCBH)andChicoHousingActionTeam(CHAT).EverhartVillageinChicoistobea
shelterconsistingof15-20“tinyhouses”whichwouldprovideshelterandround-the-clock
intensiveservicesforBCBHclientsunabletomaintainasafemilieuandsupporttheir
recoveryandgeneralhealthandwellbeing.
In2019,localadvocacygroupStakeholdersofButteCountyintroducedtheWholePerson
CareconcepttotheButteCountyBehavioralHealthAdvisoryBoard.Itwasaproposalfor
MentalHealthServicesAdministration(MHSA)Innovationfunding.ThecurrentInnovation
Projectproposalmergesthesefreshandcommunity-drivenideaswiththeCHATwellnessand
recoveryaspectofEverhartVillage.ThenewprogramwouldbestaffedbyPeerSupport
SpecialistsworkingcloselywithEverhartVillagemanagementandBCBHcasemanagersand
clinicalstaff.Theywouldprovidetheround-the-clocksupportandassistanceCHAToriginally
envisioned.WholePersonCarewillengageresidentBCBHclientswitheducationand
communityresourcestomaximizetheirrecovery,health,andwellnessthrough24-houron-
callresponse.
AgrowingPeerWorkforcemovementisalreadyemployedaroundthecountryinavarietyof
humanservicessettings.PeerstrainedinEvidence-BasedPracticeshaveauniqueopportunity
andcapacityformodelingwellnessandsharingrecoveryskillsessentialforbuildingresilience
andestablishingandmaintainingrecovery.
BCBHisnowplanningtheallocationofMHSAdollars.Iaskyouagaintojoinmeandother
stakeholdersinsupportingWholePersonCarebymakingyourawarenessandsupportknown
totheButteCountyBehavioralHealthAdvisoryBoardandyourfellowSupervisors.Thank
youverymuch.
Sincerely,
Andrea L. Wagner
Andrea Wagner
Chico,California 95928
March 10, 2021
Supervisor Tod Kimmelshue, Dist. 4
239 Sycamore Street
P.O. Box #446
Gridley, California 95948
Dear Supervisor Kimmelshue:
I am writing to you as a constituent who cares about the mental health and wellbeing of
un-housed persons in Butte County. I ask you to join me in supporting the Whole Person
Care Innovation Project as central to Everhart Village, the existing collaboration between
Butte County Departments of Employment andSocialServices, Butte County Behavioral
Health (BCBH) and Chico Housing ActionTeam(CHAT).EverhartVillageinChicois
to be a shelter consisting of 15-20 “tiny houses” which would provide shelterand round-
the-clock intensive servicesforBCBHclients unable tomaintain a safemilieuand
support theirrecoveryandgeneralhealthandwellbeing.
In 2019, local advocacy group Stakeholders of Butte County introduced the Whole
PersonCareconceptto the Butte County BehavioralHealth Advisory Board. Itwas a
proposal forMentalHealthServicesAdministration(MHSA) Innovation funding. The
current Innovation Project proposal mergesthesefreshand community-drivenideaswith
the CHATwellnessandrecoveryaspect of EverhartVillage.The new program would be
staffed by Peer Support Specialists working closely with Everhart Village management
and BCBH case managers and clinical staff. They would provide the round-the-clock
support and assistance CHAT originally envisioned. Whole Person Care will engage
resident BCBH clients with education and community resources to maximize their
recovery, health, and wellness through 24-hour on-call response.
A growing Peer Workforce movement is already employed around the country in a
variety of human services settings. Peers trained in Evidence-Based Practices have a
unique opportunity and capacity for modeling wellness and sharing recovery skills
essential for building resilience and establishing and maintaining recovery.
BCBH is now planning the allocation of MHSA dollars. I ask you again to join me and
other stakeholders in supporting Whole Person Care by making your awareness and
support known to the Butte County Behavioral Health Advisory Board and your fellow
Supervisors. Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
Andrea L. Wagner