KINGS COUNTY behavioral health
Mental Health Services Access Line: 559-582-4481
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​Psychiatric Crisis Line: 1-800-655-2553

Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Services: 
Adults: 559-583-9300 | Youth: 559-584-8100

National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-TALK(8255)

Local Warm Line: 1-877-306-2413
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Community Resources Information dial: 2-1-1

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Kings County Behavioral health Advisory Board

The Kings County Behavioral Health Advisory Board is comprised of members/volunteers from the community who are committed to quality Mental Health Services as well as Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention/Treatment programs.
Our Vision: 
To work together in partnership and collaboration with community programs to deliver quality Behavioral Health services in Kings County. 

Our Mission:
Represent the community of Kings County as an advisory board to Kings County Behavioral Health and Board of Supervisors. Provide oversight and monitoring of the local Behavioral Health Systems and advocate for persons with behavioral health issues.

The Purpose of the Board is to perform the powers and duties as follows:

(1) Review and evaluate the community's mental health,  prevention, intervention and treatment services, facilities, and related special  problems.

(2) Review proposed County agreements for mental health and  alcohol and other drug (“AOD”) services. 

(3) Advise the Board of  Supervisors, the local Behavioral Health Director and AOD Program Administrator  (“Administrator”) as to any aspect of the local mental health and AOD programs. 

(4) Review and approve the procedures used to ensure citizen and  professional involvement at all stages of the planning process.

(5)  Submit an annual report to the Board of
Supervisors on the needs and performance  of the County's mental health system. 

(6) Review and make  recommendations to the Board of Supervisors on applications for appointment of a  local director of mental health services. 

(7) Review and comment on the  County's performance outcome data and communicate its findings to the Board of  Supervisors and the California Mental Health Planning Council.

(8) Sponsor and/or endorse Prevention and Intervention events and activities in the  community.

(9) Assess the impact of the realignment of services from the  State to the County, on services delivered to clients in the local community. 

(10) Other duties as assigned or delegated by the Board of Supervisors.
 

Meetings
Every 4th Monday of the month 12 - 1:30 pm.

Meetings are open to the public and are held at:

 460 Kings County Drive, Suite 101 
Hanford, CA 93230



Board Members
Joe Neves, Chair
Scott Holwell, Vice Chair
Sanja Bugay
Ken Baird
Jean Scanlan
Debra Allen
Keith Fagundes
Robert O'Neill
Gloria Rede
Michelle Allen
Greg Blevins
​Michael Dey


Behavioral Health
Advisory Board Byl
aws

How to Become a Member

The Kings County Behavioral Health Advisory Board is actively recruiting new members. For more information download the application here.

​Board Meetings
2022 Agendas
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr 
May | Jun | Jul | Aug   
Sep | Oct  | Nov | Dec 
2022 Minutes
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May | Jun | Jul | Aug   
Sep | Oct  | Nov | Dec


2021 Agendas
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 2021 Minutes
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2020 Agendas
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2020 Minutes
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