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Supervisor Plummer details county behavioral-health trends: fewer clients, rise in youth PTSD and ADHD medication rates
Summary
At the July 22 supervisors meeting Supervisor Plummer summarized recent behavioral-health data showing a roughly 10% drop in clients served year-over-year, high prevalence of schizophrenia among county clients, a rise in youth ADHD medication rates and an opioid-use disorder pattern among overdose reversals.
Supervisor Plummer used her July 22 report to summarize behavioral-health metrics and regional convening outcomes and urged data-driven focus on services and infrastructure. The remarks were an informational report; the board took no formal action on policy or funding during the item.
Plummer said the county’s behavioral-health services serve people with moderate to severe illness and that, in the most recent fiscal year, the county served about 2,700 clients compared with roughly 3,000 the previous year,…
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