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Staff Report
City Council
Item No. 3.F
Meeting Date: March 22, 2023
From: George Crum, Police Chief
Title: California Board of State and Community Corrections Officer Wellness and Mental Health Grant
City Council
RECOMMENDATION:
To accept the 2022-2025 California Board of State and Community Corrections "Officer Wellness and Mental Health Grant" in the amount of $34,402.05.
BACKGROUND:
Recognizing the need for mental wellness of California peace officers employed by county and city law enforcement agencies (under PC 830.1) the California State Assembly authorized disbursement of funds to eligible agencies for the purpose of improving officer wellness and expanding mental health sources pursuant to Assembly Bill 178.
The funds are intended to establish peer support units, expand services provided by licensed mental health professionals or other counselors that work specifically with law enforcement, along with other programs or services that have a successful track record of enhancing officer wellness.
DISCUSSION:
The Officer Wellness and Mental Health Grant is a result of Assembly Bill 178, (Chapter 45, Statutes of 2022, Item 5227-121-0001) and available to all city and county law enforcement agencies employing officers described under section 830.1 of the California Penal Code. The grant is a multi-year grant funding opportunity, starting on July 1, 2022, and ending on December 1, 2025. The purpose of the grant is to assist agencies in improving officer wellness in the following areas:
•Establishing or expanding existing officer wellness units •Establishing or expanding peer support units
•Expanding services provided by licensed mental health professionals, counselors, or other professionals that work with law enforcement •Expanding multiagency mutual aid programs focused on officer wellness and mental health.
•Initiating other programs or services that are evidence based or have a successful track record of enhancing officer wellness
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The grant will conclude with a detailed expenditure report on how the grant funds were utilized and a detailed impact report on the services provided or program(s) implemented with the grant funding. The Department plans to research several programs through our existing peer support group prior to selecting a course of action to spend the grant funds.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Grant funding is paid in a lump sum with reporting on expenditures not to exceed $34,402.05 by the end of the grant period on December 1, 2025. Project G04603 will be established to track expenditures in Fund 247, the Police Grants Fund.
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