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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Meeting Date: 10/12/2009
AGENDA #1a


Title of Agenda Item: Mayor’s Mental Health Task Force Report.

Background: On October 15, 2008 Mayor Kevin C. Foy announced the establishment of a Mental Health Task Force to discuss, examine, and assess the provision of mental health care in Chapel Hill. 

The Mayor asked the Task Force to:

1. assess the state of the mental health care system in the greater Chapel Hill community, focusing on the services provided, funding, and impact on the community as a whole

2. create a broader awareness of mental health care issues in Chapel Hill and generate discussion

3. provide recommendations regarding the future of mental health care services for residents of Chapel Hill and Orange County.

Fiscal Note: No fiscal impact anticipated.

Recommendations: That the Council receive the report.


ATTACHMENTS:
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Mayor’s Mental Health Task Force Report
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Mayor’s Mental Health Task Force Presentation