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Behavioral Health director's report: audits completed, youth crisis beds expansion on track, interim director named
Summary
Deputy Director Cassandra Eslami reported completion of DMC-ODS and SUD audits, preparation for an external quality review, plans to expand youth crisis stabilization beds in July/August, and named Joseph Hallett as Interim Behavioral Health Director; Eslami's last day is Feb. 27, 2026.
During the Feb. 11 meeting, Deputy Director Cassandra Eslami delivered the Behavioral Health Director's report, summarizing audits and near-term operational plans. Eslami said Behavioral Health had "just finished the Drug Medical Organized Delivery System Waiver and Substance Use Disorder Services audit" and that staff were preparing for an external quality review on Thursday the 19th.
Eslami told the board that Behavioral Health is "on target for the expansion of the crisis stabilization unit for those youth beds in July or early August" and that the department is opening a new treatment center. She also announced that Joseph Hallett, Assistant Director of HHSA, "is the new Interim Behavioral Health Director for Napa County," and that Eslami's last day would be Feb. 27, 2026. Board members did not take formal action on these staffing and program updates during the meeting; they were presented as information and for oversight.
The report included next steps for audit-related deliverables and a planned external quality review. The board listed follow-up items for subsequent meetings to track implementation of the youth crisis bed expansion and the opening of the new treatment center.
