TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Jennifer Yasumoto, Director Health and Human Services Agency
REPORT BY: Summer Isham, Contracts Supervisor
SUBJECT: Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring September 2022 as Suicide Prevention Month
RECOMMENDATION
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Presentation of a proclamation to the Napa County Suicide Prevention Council (NCSPC), through NCSPC Chair, Meshanette Johnson-Sims, Mental Health Assistant Deputy Director, and Founding NCSPC Member, Jeni Olsen, Mentis Prevention Director, declaring September 2022 "Suicide Prevention Month" in Napa County.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The proclamation declaring the month of September 2022 as "Suicide Prevention Month" in Napa County is part of a local effort by the NCSPC to save lives and achieve a suicide-free community through education and training, stigma reduction, and provision of resources to combat suicide.
FISCAL & STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT
Is there a Fiscal Impact?
No
County Strategic Plan pillar addressed:
Healthy, Safe, and Welcoming Place to Live, Work, and Visit
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California Code of Regulations 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The NCSPC is a public/private collaborative of Napa families impacted by suicide and agencies that serve the Napa County Community. The NCSPC strives to save lives and envisions a suicide-free community through education and training, stigma reduction, and provision of resources to combat suicide.
According to the Centers for Disease Control:
-In 2020, the suicide rate in California was 11.3 deaths per 100,000 population. The age group with the highest suicide rate was 85 and older. The race with the highest suicides was White and second highest was American Indian/Alaskan Native:
According to Napa County Mental Health Division analysis of Napa County Sheriff Coroner's Office data:
-In FY 21-22, law enforcement responded...
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