TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Jennifer Yasumoto, Director of Health & Human Services Agency
REPORT BY: Gaby Angeles, Staff Services Analyst II
SUBJECT: Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring September 2023 as Suicide Prevention Month
RECOMMENDATION
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Presentation of a Proclamation to the Napa County Suicide Prevention Council (NCSPC), to Deputy Director of Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) - Behavioral Health, Cassandra Eslami, and Mentis Prevention Director, Jeni Olsen, declaring September 2023 "Suicide Prevention Month" in Napa County.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This proclamation is being presented as part of the County’s 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
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Is there a Fiscal Impact? |
No |
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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:
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 HHSA’s Behavioral Health Division’s analysis of Napa County Sheriff Coroner’s Office data:
-In FY 22-23, law enforcement responded to over 289 calls related to suicide, and 14 individuals completed suicide in Napa County; and;
According to Napa County HHSA’s Behavioral Health Division analysis of NCSPC data:
- In FY 22-23, the NCSPC trained 941 community members in the Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) model of suicide prevention to help prevent suicides.