DEPARTMENT: Social Services
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Ratification Of Minnesota Department Of Human Services Adult Mental Health Initiative And Community Support Program Grant Application, And Authorization To Accept Grant Funds, Execute Grant Agreement, And Add 8.0 Grant-Funded Full-Time Equivalents
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WHEREAS, Minn. Stat. ? 245.465 states the County Board shall use its share of mental health funds allocated by the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) according to the mental health plan approved by the Commissioner of DHS; and
WHEREAS, the DHS Adult Mental Health Initiative (AMHI) and Community Support Program (CSP) grants provide funding to support Dakota County residents with mental illness to live healthy, thriving lives in community settings; and
WHEREAS, AMHIs are regional organizations that oversee adult mental health services and funding; and
WHEREAS, Dakota County is its own AMHI; and
WHEREAS, according to Minn. Stat. ? 245.466, each local plan for an AMHI must be developed under the direction of the County Board as the local mental health authority; and
WHEREAS, the planning for each AMHI shall include, but not be limited to, people with lived experience, families, advocates, local mental health providers, and other system partners; and
WHEREAS, staff works closely with Dakota County's Adult Mental Health Local Advisory Council (LAC) on an ongoing basis to identify unmet needs and priorities; and
WHEREAS, state funding for AMHIs remained largely unchanged from the early 1990s through calendar year (CY) 2024; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 22-346 (September 23, 2022), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners approved Dakota County's CY 2023 and 2024 AMHI and CSP grant application; and
WHEREAS, effective for AMHI grants starting in CY 2025, a new AMHI funding formula was implemented that factors in population, per capita spending, and social determinants of health; and
WHEREAS, the new, ongoing,...
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