Alameda County task force delivers 58-care recommendations; supervisors vote to send plan to full Board
At a joint Health and Public Protection meeting, county staff and community co-chairs presented the final CareFirst, Jails Last Task Force report, which contains 58 recommendations to shift care for people with serious behavioral-health needs out of jails and into community settings. Supervisors voted unanimously to agendize the recommendations for the full Board and public commenters urged immediate funding and oversight.
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At a joint meeting of Alameda CountyHealth and Public Protection committees, county officials and community members presented the final CareFirst, Jails Last Task Force report and asked the Board of Supervisors to move quickly to implement its 58 recommendations to reduce incarceration for people with behavioral-health needs.
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