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25yearolds, more or less. Talk to me about what are the major characteristics of this cohort . I really think our ability to connect using social media and all the other Technology Resources are really a strength and a defining characteristic of this age group. Very good. Alison, obviously, we have heard of the many challenges in the Mental Health area that this generation faces. Can you describe some of those challenges for us . Sure; this generation is facing Mental Health challenges that we h...

Recovery, or that are in treatment, to have a place to go. Was it important for you, ben . Yeah, it was absolutely, it was very, very important for me to have a place to go. Now, upon leaving treatment, the last time i was able to get into a closure recovery program, and i think for me, i know that many of the triggers for using were social, and so to have a group of friends who were also in recovery, where we could talk about what we were going through, and we could just have fun in recovery, w...

Honda just not possible. Your agenda item number 9 today will be a discussion from the dph about Community Integration i want you to know that dcip doesnt mean diversion and i will be testifying regarding how many longterm care patients are being diverted or dumped out of county and not into Community Reintegration efforts and im going to give you an example of a gentleman who fell off a bar stool would wound up at sfgh attempted to get him transferred to laguna honda and the excuse of not trans...

Recovery, or that are in treatment, to have a place to go. Was it important for you, ben . Yeah, it was absolutely, it was very, very important for me to have a place to go. Now, upon leaving treatment, the last time i was able to get into a closure recovery program, and i think for me, i know that many of the triggers for using were social, and so to have a group of friends who were also in recovery, where we could talk about what we were going through, and we could just have fun in recovery, w...

Risk assessment or the much more refine instrument . I totally agree that there has to be this instrument that assesses risk and where as 20 years ago, there is Risk Assessment side. What you have to do is realize limited resources. We simply must focus ourn our energies now. You have to focus your services and get obviously the return. Thats where the services have been. There has been a tremendous advantage in the last 5 years. Everyday our office is changing. I fully expect that as this is ha...

Caregivers and family members as well and its important to know that we want to have crucial Longterm Services and supports incorporated into this managed care model. These services either should be provided by managed Care Health Plans contracted with Community Based Service Providers or coordinated or purchased by so this next slide shows you the services were talking about. Home care Care Management adult day care Medication Management nutrition transportation social interaction protective Se...

People would be doing their time and incarceration. That has a tendency to impact the ratios because on the sentencing part of it, we are much more likely to release somebody into community that many other counties are. And we believe that has worked well for us. The crime rate has not gone up, in other areas its low. We are the only one to do so and we are the only urban counties that have under population but the other ones are rural counties. I believe we are doing well. I believe with the sh...

Because if the Constitutional Rights can find to incarcerate, they can talk about bail. I think what is so dangerous about that moment and it came to a surface in the bail reform act of 1984, the federal law, the birth of preventative detention which one thought was clearly unconstitutional and then became a public good that changed the whole view of a system. Now we live in a justice preemptive justice, but they will commit other crimes in the future. I would say if we all now agree or at least...

Of it. We have had the Supreme Court rulings, but the federal Election Commission has issued regulations that basically have narrowed disclosure to a level that is almost absurdly impossible to meet. People giving money specifically for an advertisement. I know that you see it as a vote best the federal Election Commission. Youre a very litigious guy. And repeated instances you have and judges have rebuffed those regulations. But in this particular case the District Court judges so and then the ...

Coordinated Care Initiative requirements beneficiaries who also qualify will be enrolled into managed Care Health Plans for their medical benefits. I just want to review at a minimum, at a minimum. Ihss, mssp the multipurpose Senior Citizens program and Community Based services and Skilled Nursing facilities will be included and provided through managed Care Health Plans there will be many other services and supports as well but those are required mandatory. The goals of calmedi connect well tal...