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Agenda Item Number: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY <br /> <br />Meeting Date: January 25, 2017 <br /> <br />Agenda Item Subject: Integrated Behavioral Health Program Update <br /> <br />Attachment(s): Powerpoint Presentation <br /> <br />Staff or Board Member Reporting: Karen Kyes, Clinical Social Worker & Andrea <br />Mulholland, FNP <br /> <br />Purpose: ____ Action <br /> _ X Information only <br /> ____ Information with possible action <br /> <br /> <br />Summary Information: Karen Keyes and Andrea Mulholland will provide an update on <br />the implementation of integrated behavioral health services as part of the Health <br />Department’s primary and preventative care services. <br /> <br />Background: On March 23, 2016, the BOH voted to approve - and forward to the Board <br />of Commissions (BOCC) for action - a request for one additional FTE for a Clinical <br />Social Worker to provide integrated behavioral health services as part of the Health <br />Department’s clinical services. At the April meeting, the BOCC approved the request to <br />add one FTE to provide integrated behavioral health services. <br /> <br />In June 2016, the Health Department hired bilingual (Spanish speaking) Clinical Social <br />Worker Karen Keyes to provide full time integrated behavioral health services at Whitted <br />and SHSC medical clinics. <br /> <br />Recommended Action: ___Approve <br /> ___Approve & forward to Board of Commissioners for action <br />___Approve & forward to ___________________________ <br /> _X_Accept as information <br /> ___Revise & schedule for future action <br /> ___Other (detail):