Remembering those lost to drug overdoses at Aug. 30 overdose awareness event
An average of 12 people die each month in Sonoma County from drug overdoses, which is the third highest rate among Bay Area counties. With fentanyl having emerged as a stealth drug often unknowingly mixed into other drugs, the situation has only become more dire. To raise awareness of the dangers of overdosing, the Sonoma County Department of Health Services invites the public to attend a free special event that will include music, art, food, demonstrations of overdose prevention tools and a display of classic lowriders from the Latin Rollers Car Club.
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Measure O: Behavioral Health & Homelessness Pathways to Sustainability Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)
The Sonoma County Department of Health Services (DHS) is pleased to invite you to respond to a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Measure O: Behavioral Health & Homelessness Pathways to Sustainability. The Department is looking to use Measure O funding to support the community and help protect the County’s investments in Behavioral Health and Homelessness services and programs. The Department is seeking applications from a mix of community-based organizations (CBOs) and local government partners with existing projects critical to these networks that are facing funding uncertainties in the coming year.
Opioid Settlement Funds Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)
The Sonoma County Department of Health Services (Department) is pleased to invite you to respond to a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Opioid Settlement Funds (OSF).
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Remembering those lost to drug overdoses at Aug. 30 overdose awareness event
An average of 12 people die each month in Sonoma County from drug overdoses, which is the third highest rate among Bay Area counties. With fentanyl having emerged as a stealth drug often unknowingly mixed into other drugs, the situation has only become more dire. To raise awareness of the dangers of overdosing, the Sonoma County Department of Health Services invites the public to attend a free special event that will include music, art, food, demonstrations of overdose prevention tools and a display of classic lowriders from the Latin Rollers Car Club.
Board of Supervisors approves funding for mobile crisis teams through Measure O
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors today authorized the funding of five mobile crisis agreements to ensure that emergency mental health services in the cities of Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Cotati and Rohnert Park, and Sonoma State University, will be able to continue through June 30, 2026. The contracts amount to $5.98 million, reflecting an increase of 61% over the previous fiscal year, and are funded by Measure O, the quarter-cent sales tax approved by voters in 2020 for mental health and homelessness services.
Sonoma County Board of Supervisors approves $5.6 million to fund mental health, homelessness projects
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors today approved $4.2 million to fund local nonprofits working on projects that address behavioral health and homelessness solutions, and another $1.4 million in funding for homeless housing, assistance and prevention. The $4.2 million in funding is from Measure O, the sales tax measure that voters approved in 2020 to support mental health and homelessness services, while the $1.4 million comes from the State of California Interagency Council on Homelessness.
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