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• Populations ages served <br />• Patients presenting concerns <br />• 2022 Crisis Services <br />• Coordination of Care <br />• Proposal and budget request <br />Kittitas County Jail Program <br />Steve Panattoni presented on the jail population and how mental health issues have increased over the last few <br />years. The jail contracts with Comprehensive Healthcare for counseling services and Compass Direct for medical <br />services. It was noted that most inmates have dual diagnosis. Since the jail has had a provider coming more <br />frequently and counseling services, he has noticed a change in the population. Inmates are beginning to talk and <br />asking for support services and making a connection with the people providing those services to them. When <br />people end up in jail it's because they have made bad choices. What the jail hopes to do is to help some of the <br />inmates obtain services and support they need to prevent them from being a "frequent flyer" and hand them off <br />to providers in the community that will continue to help them navigate their diagnosis and treat them. Mr. <br />Panattoni also discussed with the board the funding availability and funding needs for current and future jail <br />programming. <br />The group discussed the possibilities to fund current programs that have funding streams that will be ending <br />before the 1/101h of 1% Committee will be ready to take applications for funds. They discussed possible funding <br />options the Board of County Commissioners could do prior. The group also had conversation about the 1/10th of <br />1% Committees first meeting, bylaws, future RFP process, having BOHAC meet with community members and <br />provide feedback on priorities, and what the board sees as focus priorities for the funding. <br />It was requested that - the 1/10th of 1% Committee consider the proposals from the Behavioral Health Court and <br />Comprehensive Healthcare at their May meeting due to the end of grant funding currently supporting both <br />programs, and that a recommendation from the committee be brought to the Board of County Commissioners as <br />soon as possible. <br />Meeting concluded at 12:03 pm <br />C ght, Commissioner <br />C7,6P,� - - <br />Chelsey I - of s, irector <br />Kittitas County Public Health <br />1 <br />AAA)- <br />Candi Blackford, Clerk of the Board of Health <br />